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Presidential Commission on Good Government vs. Office of the Ombudsman

PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, JOSE G. CUAYCONG, SIMPLICIO CIOCON, LUIS HOFILEÑA, JR., EVA YAPTINCHAY-LICHAUCO, LERRY PADLAN, THELMO SOLIVAN, ALFONSO CASAS, HORACIO YAPTINCHAY, COL. CESAR PIO DE RODA, G.S. LICAROS, ALICIA LL. REYES, JULIO V. MACUJA, LEONIDES S. VIRATA, RAFAEL A. SISON, PLACIDO MAPA, JR., JOSE TENGCO, JR., LEON O. TY, AND RUBEN ANCHETA,[1] RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 187794 | 2018-11-28

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
The Office of the Ombudsman's power to determine probable cause is executive in nature, and with its power to investigate, it is in a better position than this Court to assess the evidence on hand to substantiate its finding of probable cause or lack of it.

This resolves the Petition for Certiorari[2] filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government assailing the Office of the Ombudsman's August 15, 2006 Resolution[3] and May 16, 2008 Order[4] in OMB-C-C-03-0508-I. The assailed judgments dismissed the Presidential Commission on Good Government's complaint against Luis S....