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Romeo R. Araullo Vs. Office of the Ombudsman, et al.

ROMEO R. ARAULLO, Petitioner, vs. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, HON. MERCEDITAS N. GUTIERREZ, HON. GERARDO C. NOGRALES, HON. ROMEO L. GO, HON. PERLITA B. VELASCO, and HON. ARDEN S. ANNI, Respondents.

G.R. No. 194169 | 2013-12-04

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

A public officer who acts pursuant to the dictates of law and within the limits of allowable discretion can hardly be considered guilty of misconduct.

This Petition for Certiorari1 seeks to set aside the undated Decision2 of the Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) in Case No. OMB-C-A-09-0437-H, entitled "Romeo R. Araullo, Complainant, versus Gerardo C. Nograles, Romeo L. Go, Perlita B. Velasco, and Arden S. Anni, Respondents."

Factual Antecedents

Relative to National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), National Capital Region (NCR) NLRC NCR Case No. 00-01-00581-2001 (the labor case) entitled "Romeo R....