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Eustaquio B. Cesa Vs. Office of the Ombudsman, et al.

EUSTAQUIO B. CESA, Petitioner, versus OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN and COMMISSION ON AUDIT-REGION VII, Respondents.

G.R. No. 166658 | 2008-04-30

DECISION


QUISUMBING, J.:

This petition for review on certiorari assails the December 20, 2004 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 77359 affirming with modification the Decision[2] dated August 16, 2001 and Order[3] dated October 21, 2002 of the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas in OMB-VIS-ADM-98-0150. The Office of the Ombudsman suspended Cebu City Treasurer Eustaquio B. Cesa for six months without pay for tolerating illegal practices relative to the granting of cash advances to paymasters.

Here are the facts, culled from the records:

On March 5, 1998, government auditors conducted a surprise audit at the Cash...