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public of the Philippines, etc. Vs. Ignacio Bajao

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by the Office of the Ombudsman, Petitioner, versus IGNACIO BAJAO, Respondent.**

G.R. No. 160596 | 2009-03-20

D E C I S I O N


AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the May 22, 2003 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) which reversed the September 27, 2001 Decision[2] of the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas (Ombudsman) in OMB-VIS-ADM-2000-0854, and the October 13, 2003 CA Resolution[3] which denied the Ombudsman's Motion for Reconsideration.

The relevant facts are as follows:

On the basis of a Complaint[4] filed by Candijay, Bohol Municipal Vice-Mayor Antonio L. Po and Sangguniang Bayan Members Deodoro G. Hinacay, Gaspar G. Amora, Philbert...