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Miraflores vs. Office of the Ombudsman

FLORENCIO TUMBOCON MIRAFLORES AND MA. LOURDES MARTIN MIRAFLORES, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND FIELD INVESTIGATION OFFICE, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. Nos. 238103 & 238223 | 2020-01-06

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
The Case

This petition for certiorari[1] assails, on ground of grave abuse of discretion, the following dispositions of respondent Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) in OMB-V-C-15-0115, for violation of Section 7[2] of Republic Act 3019 [3] (RA 3019), in relation to Section 8[4] of Republic Act 6713 [5] (RA 6713); and OMB-V-F-15-0001, for forfeiture of unlawfully acquired properties under Republic Act 1379 (RA 1379), viz: 
 
a) Joint Resolution[6] dated August 12, 2016...