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Paita vs. Task Force Abono Field Investigation Office

CESAR C. PAITA, PETITIONER, VS. TASK FORCE ABONO FIELD INVESTIGATION OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 235595 | 2022-12-07

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
This resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] filed by Cesar C. Paita challenging the Decision[2] dated May 31, 2017 and Resolution[3] dated October 11, 2017, of the Court of Appeals in CA-GR. SP No. 138817, which affirmed the findings of the Ombudsman that held him liable for Grave Misconduct and Conduct Grossly Prejudicial to the Best Interest of the Service and meted on him the penalty of dismissal from service.
 
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