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Atty. Vicente E. Salumbides, Jr., et al. Vs. Office of the Ombudsman, et al.

ATTY. VICENTE E. SALUMBIDES, JR., and GLENDA ARA?A, Petitioners, versus OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RICARDO AGON, RAMON VILLASANTA, ELMER DIZON, SALVADOR ADUL, and AGNES FABIAN, Respondents

G.R. No. 180917 | 2010-04-23

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

Petitioners Vicente Salumbides, Jr. (Salumbides) and Glenda Araña (Glenda) challenge the October 11, 2007 Decision and the December 13, 2007 Resolution of the Court of Appeals[1] in CA-G.R. SP No. 96889 affirming the Office of the Ombudsman's decision finding them guilty of Simple Neglect of Duty.

Salumbides and Glenda were appointed in July 2001 as Municipal Legal Officer/Administrator and Municipal Budget Officer, respectively, of Tagkawayan, Quezon.

Towards the end of 2001, Mayor Vicente Salumbides III (the mayor) saw the urgent need to construct a two-classroom building with fence (the...