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Republic of The Philippines vs. Hon. Aniano Desierto

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (through the Presidential Commission on Good Government), Petitioner, vs. HON. ANIANO DESIERTO, OMBUDSMAN, IMELDA R. MARCOS, LUCIO C. TAN, HARRY C. TAN, BENJAMIN S. JIMENEZ, LEONCIO M. GIRON, FERMIN O. HEBRON and JOEL C. IBAY (Members of the Board of Directors, Sipalay Corporation), DON M. FERRY (Former Member of the Board of Governors of the Development Bank of the Philippines) and ESTELA M. LADRIDO (then Acting Executive Officer of DBP), Respondents.

G.R. No. 131397 | 2006-01-31


SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.: 

For our resolution is the instant petition for certiorari and mandamus filed by the Republic of the Philippines, through the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), against the above-named private respondents. Petitioner alleged that the Ombudsman acted with grave abuse of discretion in issuing his Resolution dated September 5, 1997 dismissing its (petitioner's) complaint for violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019, otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, against the above-named private respondents. 

The facts of the case are...