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Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao vs. Llauder

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR MINDANAO, PETITIONER, V. ANTONIETA A. LLAUDER, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 219062 | 2020-01-29

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Government employees must perform their duties with utmost care and responsibility, and must be held accountable for their actions at all times. There is gross neglect of duty when one's actions, even if not willfully or intentionally done to cause harm, are characterized by want of even slight care and a blatant indifference to the consequences of one's actions to other persons.[1]
 
This Court resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[2] filed by the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao (Office of the Deputy Ombudsman). It assails the Decision[3] and...