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Republic of the Philippines vs. The Honorable Ombudsman

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE OMBUDSMAN, RAMON C. LEE, JOHNNY TENG, ANTONIO DM. LACDAO, AND CESAR R. MARCELO (AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OF ALFA INTEGRATED TEXTILE MILLS, INC.), CESAR ZALAMEA, ALICIA LL. REYES, J.V. DE OCAMPO, JOSEPH LL. EDRALIN, AND RODOLFO MANALO (FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES), RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 198366 | 2019-06-26

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Generally, this Court does not interfere when the Office of the Ombudsman has made its finding on the existence of probable cause. This exercise is an executive function, and is pursuant to its constitutionally-granted investigatory and prosecutorial powers. For this Court to review its findings in criminal cases, there must be a clear showing of grave abuse of discretion on its part.

This Court resolves a Petition for Certiorari[1] under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, assailing the July 31, 2006 Resolution[2] and January 21, 2011 Order[3] of the Office of the Ombudsman in OMB-C-C-03-0271-D.

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