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Nestor Cayago, et al. vs Hon. Joey Lina, et al

NESTOR M. CAYAGO and VIRGILIO M. FERRER, Petitioners, versus HON. JOEY LINA, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, and CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION; and CHIEF, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, Respondents.

G.R. No. 149539 | 2005-01-19



SECOND DIVISION
DECISION

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

This is a petition for review under Rule 45 of the Revised Rules of Court, as amended, of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 53633 upholding Civil Service Commission (CSC) Resolution No. 991276, which, in turn, affirmed the Decision dated August 12, 1998 of then Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Ronaldo V. Puno, dismissing petitioners Nestor M. Cayago and Virgilio M. Ferrer from the police service for grave misconduct, as well as the Resolution dated August 9, 2001, denying the motion for reconsideration thereof.

The Antecedents

The petitioners...