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Layosa vs. Rodriguez

DOMINADOR LAYOSA, petitioner, vs. HON. JOSE P. RODRIGUEZ, Judge of the Court of First Instance of Palawan, and FERNANDO M. DILIG, City Fiscal of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, respondents.

G.R. No. L-46080 | 1978-11-10

D E C I S I O N

AQUINO, J:

This case is about the suspension of Dominador Layosa, the collector of customs of Palawan and Puerto Princesa City, who on March 17, 1977 was charged by the city fiscal in the Court of First Instance of Palawan with having violated the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Law (Republic Act No. 3019). The information was based on the complaint filed by the assistant director of the District Anti-Smuggling Action Center. It was one of the five cases filed against Layosa, aside from a malversation case (p. 85, Rollo).

The gravamen of the charge against Layosa is that during the period from April to December, 1976 he...