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Payakan G. Tilendo vs. Ombudsman, et al

PAYAKAN G. TILENDO, Petitioner, versus OMBUDSMAN and SANDIGANBAYAN, Respondents.

G.R. No. 165975 | 2007-09-13

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:


The Case


This petition for certiorari[1] with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order assails the 13 January 2004 Resolution[2] and the 14 October 2004 Order[3] of the Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) in Case No. OMB-M-C-02-0632-K. The Ombudsman found probable cause against Payakan G. Tilendo (Tilendo) for malversation under Article 217 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC) and violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019 (RA 3019) or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.


The Facts


In 1993, Tilendo was appointed as President of the Cotabato City State Polytechnic College (CCSPC).

In 1996, the...