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Department of Education etc. Vs. Godofredo G. Cuanan

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, represented by its Officer-in-Charge and Undersecretary, RAMON C. BACANI, Petitioner, versus GODOFREDO G. CUANAN, Respondent.

G.R. No. 169013 | 2008-12-16

D E C I S I O N


AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.

Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Decision[1] dated May 16, 2005 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 87499 which set aside Resolution No. 041147 dated October 22, 2004 of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) finding respondent Godofredo G. Cuanan (Cuanan) guilty of sexual harassment and dismissing him from service, and the CA Resolution[2] dated July 18, 2005 which denied the Motion for Reconsideration of the Department of Education (DepEd).

The factual background of the case is as follows:

On March 11, 1996,...