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Espinas vs. Office of the Ombudsman

ARNALDO M. ESPINAS, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 250013 |

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
This Court resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assailing the Decision[2] dated June 7, 2019 and the Resolution[3] dated October 22, 2019 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 145982, which denied the petition for review filed by Arnaldo M. Espinas (Espinas) and affirmed the Joint Resolution[4] dated March 16, 2015 of the Ombudsman in OMB-C-C-13-0212, finding Espinas guilty of grave misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.

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