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Office of the Ombudsman vs. Saligumba [DECISION]

OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. P/C SUPT. LUIS L. SALIGUMBA, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 212293 | 2020-06-15

SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
REYES, J. JR., J.:
 
Assailed in this Petition for Review on Certiorari are the Decision[1] dated October 23, 2013 and Resolution[2] dated April 23, 2014 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 127885, exonerating P/C Supt. Luis Saligumba (respondent) from the administrative charges filed against him.
 
Relevant Antecedents
 
Devoid of the non-essentials, the facts of the case are as follows:
 
The subject of the controversy is the procurement of three Light Police Operation Helicopters (LPOH) by the Philippine National Police (PNP) as part of its modernization...