Back

Dr Alberto Nidoy, et al vs CA (10th Div), Hon Ombudsman Aniano Desierto, et al

DR. ALBERTO NIDOY, SOTERO EMOCLING, MARCELINO MAMARIL, VICTORIANO SORIANO, PROCESO ESTOQUE, EDUARDO HERUELA and ALLAN SABANGAN, in their capacity as Vice Mayor and Members of the Sangguniang Bayan of Rosario, La Union, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS (10th Division), HONORABLE OMBUDSMAN ANIANO A. DESIERTO, MAYOR JOSEPHINE FLORES and VIOLETA U. GARCIA, respondents.

G.R. No. 146017 | 2004-02-18

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

On April 23, 1999, petitioners, the Vice Mayor and Members of the Sangguniang Bayan of the Municipality of Rosario, La Union, filed a criminal complaint for malversation, technical malversation, falsification of public document and violation of Republic Act No. 3019[1] against the respondents, Josephine Flores and Violeta U. Garcia, Mayor and Treasurer, respectively, of the same Municipality in the Office of the Ombudsman, docketed as OMB-1-99-0841.

Petitioners alleged that on November 18, 1998, the Municipality received from the Department of Budget and Management its share in the Tobacco Excise Tax...