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Office of the Ombudsman vs.Chipoco

OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. MELCHOR J. CHIPOCO AND CHRISTY C. BUGANUTAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 232406] ROBERTO R. GALON, PETITIONER, VS. MELCHOR J. CHIPOCO AND CHRISTY C. BUGANUTAN, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 231345 | 2019-08-19

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
At bench are two appeals[1] assailing the Decision[2] dated March 23, 2017 of the Court of Appeals {CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 07524, which had set aside the Order[3] dated May 27, 2016 of the Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) in OMB-M-A-11-390-I.

The facts.

Galon's First Affidavit-Complaint and OMB-M-A-11-390-I

On January 28, 2011, the municipality of Labason, Zamboanga del Norte purchased a Nissan Patrol vehicle[4] from one Eduardo A. Ayunting (Ayunting) for P960,000.00. This transaction was embodied in a Deed of Sale of Motor Vehicle[5] that was signed by Ayunting and by...