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Efren G. Amit Vs. Commission on Audit, Regional Office No. VI, Office of the Ombudsman (Visayas), and the Secretary of Agriculture

EFREN G. AMIT, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON AUDIT, REGIONAL OFFICE NO. VI, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN (VISA Y AS), and THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, Respondents.

G.R. No. 176172 | 2012-11-20

EN BANC

DECISION

BRION, J.:

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari1 under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the decision2 dated July 18, 2006 and the resolution3 dated December 21, 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB-SP No. 01398, which affirmed the decision4 dated July 9, 2004 of the Office of the Ombudsman (Visayas) (Ombudsman) in OMB-VIS-ADM-2001-0137. The Ombudsman found petitioner Efren G. Amit guilty of five counts of grave misconduct and gross dishonesty for which he was dismissed from the service, with forfeiture of benefits and disqualification from holding public office.5

The Facts

The special audit...