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The Office of the Ombudsman Vs. Ramon C. Galicia

THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, Petitioner, versus RAMON C. GALICIA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 167711 | 2008-10-10

D E C I S I O N


REYES, R.T., J.:

GENERALLY, the Ombudsman must yield to the Division School Superintendent in the investigation of administrative charges against public school teachers.

The rule and the exception are at focus in this petition for review on certiorari of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) divesting the Ombudsman of jurisdiction.

The Facts

Culled from the records, the facts are as follows:[2]

Respondent Ramon C. Galicia was a former public school teacher at M.B. Asistio, Sr. High School (MBASHS) in Caloocan City. Based on the academic records that he submitted forming part of his 201 file, Galicia...