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Leodegario R. Basocs, Jr. and Eleazar B. Pagalilauan Vs. Engr. Jose B. Taganahan and Office of the Ombudsman

LEODEGARIO R. BASCOS, JR. and ELEAZAR B. PAGALILAUAN, Petitioners, versus ENGR. JOSE B. TAGANAHAN and OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, Respondents.

G.R. No. 180666 | 2009-02-18

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

Before Us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court challenging the Decision[2] dated 28 May 2007 and the Resolution[3] dated 20 November 2007 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 92533. In its assailed Decision, the appellate court affirmed the Decision[4] dated 19 July 2005 and the Order[5] dated 20 October 2005 of the Office of the Ombudsman in OMB-C-A-02-0379-I, which found herein petitioners Leodegario R. Bascos, Jr. (Bascos) and Eleazar B. Pagalilauan (Pagalilauan) guilty of Dishonesty and sentenced them to a penalty of dismissal from service. The assailed...