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Office of the Ombudsman vs. Blor

OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. AMADO M. BLOR, JESUS R. BARRERA, ANGELINA O. QUIJANO, POTENCIANO G. VICEDO, MIRAFLOR B. SOLIVEN, AND ANNIE F. CONSTANTINO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 227405 | 2018-09-05

D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case

This petition for review on certiorari assails the Decision dated 22 January 2016[1] and Resolution dated 18 August 2016[2] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 138533. The case stems from a complaint against respondents for the alleged illegal procurement of six iPad units for the Department of Agrarian Reform Provincial Office (DARPO) in Occidental Mindoro.
 
The Antecedent Facts

Per Special Order No. 11-2013,[3] the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of DARPO-Occidental Mindoro was reconstituted as follows: respondent Jesus R. Barrera (Barrera), Chairman; respondent...