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Batac vs. Office of the Ombudsman

EDUARDO T. BATAC, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, TEDDY C. TUMANG, RAFAEL P. YABUT, AND PANTALEON C. MARTIN, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 216949 | 2019-07-03

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Absent a showing that the Office of the Ombudsman acted in an "arbitrary, capricious, whimsical[,] or despotic manner[,]"[1] this Court will not interfere with its exercise of discretion in determining the existence of probable cause.

This Court resolves a Petition for Certiorari[2] assailing the undated Joint Review Order[3] and November 27, 2014 Joint Order[4] of the Office of the Ombudsman, which reversed its earlier Resolution[5] and Decision,[6] and dismissed the charges against then Mexico, Pampanga Mayor Teddy C. Tumang (Mayor Tumang), then Barangay San Antonio...