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Magcamit vs. Internal Affairs Service [DISSENTING OPINION, LEONEN, J.,]

IA1 ERWIN L. MAGCAMIT, PETITIONER, VS. INTERNAL AFFAIRS SERVICE -PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, AS REPRESENTED BY SI V ROMEO M. ENRIQUEZ AND DIRECTOR GENERAL DIONISIO R. SANTIAGO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 198140 | 2016-01-25

DISSENTING OPINION

LEONEN, J.,:

I respectfully dissent. There was substantial evidence to prove that Investigation Agent 1 Erwin L. Magcamit (IA1 Magcamit) shared in the money extorted from a detainee of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). IA1 Magcamit, therefore, was correctly dismissed from the service for grave misconduct.
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This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assailing the Court of Appeals Decision[2] and Resolution,[3] which denied the appeal of IA1 Magcamit. The Court of Appeals affirmed the Civil Service Commission Resolution dated March 17, 2009, which, in turn, affirmed the Memorandum[4] dated May 20, 2008 of...