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Office of the Ombudsman vs. Manalastas etc.

OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. RICO C. MANALASTAS, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 208264 | 2016-07-27

D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case

This is a petition for review on certiorari[1] assailing the Decision dated 25 September 2012[2] and Resolution dated 1 July 2013[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 114797. The CA reversed and set aside the Decision dated 12 September 2006 of the Office of the Ombudsman, which found Rico C. Manalastas (Manalastas) guilty of gross negligence and imposed on him the penalty of one year suspension without pay. 
 
The Facts

This case originated from a complaint for Grave Misconduct filed by Miriam Jane M. Jacinto (Jacinto), Assistant Vice President of BPI Family...