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Rolando Ganzon Vs. Fernando Arlos

ROLANDO GANZON, Petitioner, vs. FERNANDO ARLOS, Respondent.

G.R. No. 174321 | 2013-10-22

EN BANC

DECISION

BERSAMIN, J.:

A government employee who is found guilty of grave misconduct may be dismissed from the service even upon the first offense.

The Case

Petitioner Rolando .Ganzon, an employee of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), seeks the reversal of his dismissal from the service and the 'accessory penalties on the ground of grave misconduct.

Antecedents

The DILG Regional Office in Port San Pedro, Iloilo City held its Christmas party on December 17, 1999 at the office parking lot. When the Christmas party was about to end at 7:30 in the evening, respondent Fernando Arlos (Arlos), then the OIC Provincial...