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Republic of the Philippines vs. Jesus Francisco, et al.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus JESUS FRANCISCO, JERRY MAKALATAN and EMILY DE CASTRO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 163089 | 2006-12-06

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
CALLEJO, SR., J.: 
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in G.R. SP No. 68011 reversing the decision of the Ombudsman in OMB-ADM-0-00-0112. 
 
The Fact-Finding and Intelligence Bureau (FFIB) of the Office of the Ombudsman received an anonymous letter-complaint regarding an alleged anomalous garbage collection contract between the Municipality of Bacoor, Cavite, with Hinterland Freightliners, Inc., and other illegal transactions. In a newspaper report, reference was made to "Colorum Dumpsites" against...