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Monteros vs. Task Force Abono-Field Investigation Office

JOCELYN ELEAZAR MONTEROS, PETITIONER, VS. TASK FORCE ABONO-FIELD INVESTIGATION OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 258914 | 2023-02-27

DECISION
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
The Case

The Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assails the following dispositions of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 156295:

1) Decision[2] dated October 26, 2020 which affirmed the ruling of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) that petitioner Jocelyn Eleazar Monteros (Monteros) is guilty of dishonesty, grave misconduct, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service for signing the questioned disbursement voucher despite the irregularities, hence, must suffer the extreme penalty of dismissal from the service and its accessory penalties; and

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