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Victor Jose Tan Uy Vs. Office of the Ombudsman

VICTOR JOSE TAN UY, Petitioner, versus OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, SANDIGANBAYAN (SPECIAL DIVISION), CARLOS S. CAACBAY OF THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, ROMEO T. CAPULONG, LEONARD DE VERA, AND DENNIS B. FUNA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 156399-400 | 2008-06-27

D E C I S I O N

BRION, J.:

We resolve in this Decision the petition filed by petitioner Victor Jose Tan Uy (the "petitioner") under Rule 65 of the Revised Rules of Court to assail the interrelated Orders dated 13 September 2002[1] and 16 October 2002[2] of the respondent Office of the Ombudsman (the "Ombudsman") in OMB-0-00-1720[3] and OMB-0-00-1756[4] for grave abuse of discretion and/or lack or excess of jurisdiction.

THE ANTECEDENTS

The Ombudsman filed on 4 April 2001 with the Sandiganbayan an Information[5] charging former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, together with Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada, Charlie...