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Herminio C. Principio vs. The Hon. Oscar Barrientos, in his capacity as Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 26

HERMINIO C. PRINCIPIO, Petitioner, versus THE HON. OSCAR BARRIENTOS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA, BRANCH 26, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS, and HILARIO SORIANO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 167025 | 2005-12-19

D E C I S I O N 


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: 

This petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assails the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 82190 dated July 30, 2004 and its Resolution[2] dated February 9, 2005. 


Petitioner Herminio C. Principio is a bank examiner at the Supervisions and Examination Department IV of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). 

On June 25, 2001, respondent Hilario P. Soriano, president and stockholder of the Rural Bank of San Miguel, Inc. (RBSMI for brevity), filed an affidavit-complaint[3] against petitioner with the Office of the Ombudsman for violation...