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Liberato M. Carabeo Vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

LIBERATO M. CARABEO, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS, OMBUDSMAN SIMEON B. MARCELO, ASSISTANT OMBUDSMAN PAMO PELAGIO S. APOSTOL, MARGARITO TEVES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF FINANCE, AND TROY FRANCIS C. PIZARRO, JOEL APOLONIO, REYNALITO L. LAZARO, ISMAEL LEONOR, AND MELCHOR PIOL, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS MEMBERS OF THE PANEL OF INVESTIGATORS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE-REVENUE INTEGRITY PROTECTION SERVICE, Respondents

G.R. Nos. 178000 and 178003 | 2009-12-04

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This petition for certiorari[1] challenges the Court of Appeals' 31 October 2006 Joint Decision[2] in CA-G.R. SP Nos. 91607 and 92313 dismissing Liberato M. Carabeo's certiorari petition against respondents, and the 28 March 2007 Resolution[3] denying reconsideration and dismissing the contempt charge against Secretary Margarito Teves (Secretary Teves).

The Facts

On 8 July 2005, the Department of Finance-Revenue Integrity Protection Service (DOF-RIPS), composed of private respondents Troy Francis Pizarro, Joel Apolonio, Reynalito L. Lazaro, Ismael Leonor, and Melchor Piol, filed a complaint with...