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Office of the Ombudsman vs. Bongais

OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, V. EFREN BONGAIS, HOUSING AND HOMESITE REGULATION OFFICER IV, CITY HOUSING AND SETTLEMENTS OFFICE, CALAMBA CITY, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 226405 | 2018-07-23

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari[1] assailing the Decision[2] dated April 7, 2016 and the Resolution[3] dated July 26, 2016 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 139835, which modified the Decision[4] dated September 16, 2014 and the Order[5] dated January 12, 2015 of the Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman), and found respondent Efren Bongais (Bongais) guilty of Simple Neglect of Duty.
 
The Facts
 
The present case stemmed from a Letter-Complaint[6] dated September 30, 2010 filed before the Ombudsman by the National...