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Espaldon vs. Buban

JONNEL D. ESPALDON, PETITIONER, V. RICHARD E. BUBAN IN HIS CAPACITY AS GRAFT INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OFFICER II, MEDWIN S. DIZON IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR, PIAB-A, ALEU A. AMANTE IN HIS CAPACITY AS ASSISTANT OMBUDSMAN, PAMO I, AND CONCHITA CARPIO­ MORALES IN HER CAPACITY AS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETER L. CALIMAG, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, REVENUE AFFAIRS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS GROUP, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, RENATO M. GARBO III, MA. LETICIA MALMALATEO, MARLON K. TAULI, FRAYN M. BANAWA, AND JOHNNY CAGUIAT, ALL NBI AGENTS, NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, ROGELIO M. SABADO, AND PRUDENCIO S. DAR, JR., RAILWAY POLICE, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RAILWAYS, ANTONIO MARIANO ALMEDA, IRENEO C. QUIZON, ARIEL SARMIENTO, DOMINGO BEGUERAS, JOHN DOES/JANE DOES, NBI AND/OR PNR, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 202784 | 2018-04-18

D E C I S I O N
 
TIJAM, J.:
 
Through this petition for certiorari and mandamus[1] under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, petitioner Jonnel D. Espaldon (Espaldon) seeks to nullify the Order[2] dated January 16, 2012 and Joint Order[3] dated March 12, 2012 of respondent Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) in the criminal complaint docketed as OMB-C-C-11-0034-A, and thereafter, to compel the Ombudsman to take cognizance of Espaldon's complaint against respondents.
 
The Antecedents
 
Atty. Renato M. Garbo III (Atty. Garbo) of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and detailed at the Revenue...