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Aguilar vs. Benlot

EDGARDO M. AGUILAR, PETITIONER, V. ELVIRA J. BENLOT AND SAMUEL L. CUICO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 232806 | 2019-01-21

D E C I S I O N
 
J. REYES, JR., J.:
 
For this Court's consideration is the Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Resolutions[2] of the Court of Appeals-Cebu City (CA) dated February 7, 2017 and June 14, 2017, respectively, in CA-G.R. SP No. 10219. The CA dismissed Edgardo M. Aguilar's appeal from the September 30, 2015 Order[3] of the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas (Ombudsman) due to procedural infirmities, and subsequently denied reconsideration.
 
The facts follow.
 
Edgardo M. Aguilar (petitioner) was elected and had served as Punong...