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Pedro E. Budiongan, Jr., et al. vs. Hon. Jacinto M. Dela Cruz, Jr., et al.

PEDRO E. BUDIONGAN, JR., Municipal Mayor; JOSIL E. TRABAJO, Municipal Vice Mayor and Presiding Officer of the Sangguniang Bayan; FULGENCIO V. PA?A, Municipal Treasurer; TACIANA B. ESPEJO, Municipal Budget Officer; and SB Members: RUFINO G. ADLAON, TITO R. MONTAJES, MARIO M. SORIA, ALFONSO L. UNAJAN, CARLITO B. TORREFRANCA, VICENTE A. TORREFRANCA, JR., Petitioners, versus HON. JACINTO M. DELA CRUZ, JR., Asst. Special Prosecutor I; HON. CORNELIO L. SONIDO, Acting Director, Prosecution Bureau IV; HON. ROBERT E. KALLOS, Deputy Special Prosecutor; HON. DENNIS M. VILLA IGNACIO, The Special Prosecutor; HON. WENDELL E. BARRERAS-SULIT, Acting Director, Case Assessment, Review and Re-investigation Bureau; and OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, Public Respondents. / VALERIANO U. NADALA, ARLENE PAINAGAN-PALGAN, Private Respondents.

G.R. No. 170288 | 2006-09-22

FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION 
 
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: 
 
This Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court assails the Memorandum[1] dated April 28, 2004 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Office of the Ombudsman, recommending that petitioners be charged with violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 3019 and petitioner Pedro E. Budiongan with violation of Section 3(h) of R.A. No. 3019. Also assailed is the Resolution[2] dated October 19, 2005 denying petitioners' motion for reconsideration. 
 
The antecedent facts are as follows: 
 
By virtue of Municipal Ordinance No. 2,...