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Nieto A. Racho Vs. Hon. Primo C. Miro, et al.

NIETO A. RACHO, Petitioner, versus HON. PRIMO C. MIRO, in his capacity as Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas, HON. VIRGINIA PALANCA-SANTIAGO, in her capacity as Ombudsman Director, and HON. ANTONIO T. ECHAVEZ, in his capacity as Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court - Cebu City, Branch 8, Respondents.

G.R. No. 168578-79 | 2008-09-30

DECISION


QUISUMBING, J.:

This petition for certiorari and mandamus under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court seeks the annulment of the Joint Order[1] dated April 1, 2005 of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) in the Visayas. The OMB had denied reconsideration of its Reinvestigation Report[2] in OMB-V-C-02-0240-E and its Resolution in OMB-C-C-03-0729-L, both dated January 10, 2005. Petitioner herein also assails both issuances of the OMB.

The factual antecedents of this case are as follows.

On November 9, 2001, DYHP Balita Action Team (DYHP) of the Radio Mindanao Network, Inc. addressed a letter[3] on behalf of an anonymous complainant to...