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Clarete vs. Office of the Ombudsman and Field Investigation Unit

[G.R. No. 232968] MARINA P. CLARETE, FORMER REPRESENTATIVE, FIRST DISTRICT OF MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL, 14TH CONGRESS, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND FIELD INVESTIGATION UNIT – MINDANAO AREA OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 232974] ARTHUR CUA YAP, PETITIONER, VS. THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND FIELD INVESTIGATION UNIT – MINDANAO AREA OFFICE, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. Nos. 238584-87] ARTHUR CUA YAP, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (THIRD DIVISION) AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 232968 | 2024-04-15

D E C I S I O N
 
DIMAAMPAO, J.:
 
At the pith of the instant controversy are three separate Petitions for Certiorari anchored on a common factual backdrop and hinged upon interrelated issues involving the same parties.
 
A diegeses of the Petitions follow.
 
1. 
The Petition for Certiorari[1] in G.R. No. 232968 was filed by petitioner Marina P. Clarete (Clarete), former Representative of the First District of Misamis Occidental, 14th Congress. It seeks to nullify and set aside the Resolution[2] and the Order[3] of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) in OMB-C-C-14-0248. In...