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Republic vs. Desierto

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE ANIANO A. DESIERTO AS OMBUDSMAN,* EDUARDO COJUANGCO, JR.,* JUAN PONCE ENRILE, MARIA CLARA LOBREGAT,* ROLANDO DELA CUESTA, JOSE ELEAZAR, JR.,* JOSE C. CONCEPCION, DANILO URSUA, NARCISO PINEDA, AND AUGUSTO OROSA,* RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 136506 | 2023-01-16

D E C I S I O N
 
HERNANDO, J.:
 
Challenged in this Petition[1] are the: (a) August 6, 1998 Review and Recommendation[2] of Graft Investigation Officer I Emora C. Pagunuran (GIO I Pagunuran), approved by Ombudsman Aniano A. Desierto (Desierto) on August 14, 1998,[3] dismissing petitioner Republic of the Philippines' (Republic) Complaint[4] for violation of Republic Act No. (RA) 3019,[5] docketed as OMB-0-90-2808, filed against respondents Eduardo M. Cojuangco, Jr. (Cojuangco Jr.) Juan Ponce Enrile (Enrile), Maria Clara Lobregat (Lobregat), Rolando Dela Cuesta (Dela Cuesta), Jose R. Eleazar, Jr. (Eleazar,...