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Flor Gupilan-Aguilar and Honore R. Hernandez Vs. Office of the Ombudsman by Hon. Simeon V. Marcelo, et al.

FLOR GUPILAN-AGUILAR and HONORER.HERNANDEZ, Petitioners, vs. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, represented by HON. SIMEON V. MARCELO; and PNP-CIDG, represented by DIR. EDUARDO MATILLANO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 197307 | 2014-02-26

THIRD DIVISION

DECISION

VELASCO, JR., J.:

The Case

This Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 seeks to reverse and set aside the July 22, 20091 Decision of the Court of Appeals and its June 13, 2011 Resolution in CA-G.R. SP No.88954, affirming the decision of the Ombudsman in OMB-C-A-03-0327-I that found petitioners guilty of grave misconduct and dishonesty and dismissed them from the service.

The Facts

In June 2003, the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) conducted an investigation on the lavish lifestyle and alleged nefarious activities of certain personnel of...