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Office of the Ombudsman vs. Ernesto M. De Chavez

OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, Petitioner, vs. ERNESTO M. DE CHAVEZ, ROLANDO L. LONTOC, SR, DR. PORFIRIO C. LIGAYA, ROLANDO L. LONTOC, JR. and GLORIA M. MENDOZA,

G.R. No. 172206 | 2013-07-03

THIRD DIVISION
DECISION
 
PERALTA, J.: 
 
This resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, praying that the Resolution 1 of the Court of Appeals (CA), dated April 7, 2006, be reversed and set aside. 
 
The crux of the controversy is whether the Batangas State University Board of Regents (BSU-BOR) could validly enforce the Office of the Ombudsman's Joint Decision dated February 14, 2005 and Supplemental Resolution dated July 12, 2005, finding herein respondents guilty of dishonesty and grave misconduct and imposing the penalty of dismissal from...