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THE HONORABLE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. LEOVIGILDO DELOS REYES, JR. RESPONDENT.

THE HONORABLE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. LEOVIGILDO DELOS REYES, JR. RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 208976 | 2014-10-13

SECOND DIVISION
 
R E S O L U T I O N

LEONEN, J.:

This resolves the petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Court of Appeals' decision1 dated March 1, 2013, which set aside the Office of the Ombudsman's decision and order in OMB-C-A-04-0309-G finding respondent Leovigildo Delos Reyes, Jr. guilty of grave misconduct and gross neglect of duty,2 and order dated August 29, 2013, which denied petitioner Office of the Ombudsman's motion for reconsideration.
 
The facts as summarized by the Court of Appeals are as follows:
 
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