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Pahkiat, et al. vs. Office of the Ombudsman - Mindanao and COA - XII

ALMA CAMORO PAHKIAT, MAHALITO BUNAYOG LAPINID AND FE MANAYAGA LOPEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN-MINDANAO AND COMMISSION ON AUDIT - XII, RESPONDENTS

G.R. No. 223972 | 2020-11-03

EN BANC
 

DECISION
 
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Certiorari[2] under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, with prayer for the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and/or Writ of Preliminary Injunction (WPI), filed by Fe Lopez (Lopez), Alma Pahkiat (Pahkiat), and Mahalito Lapinid (Lapinid), seeking to annul the Resolution[3] dated February 28, 2011 (assailed Resolution) and Order[4] dated November 6, 2015 (assailed Order) of the Office of the Ombudsman-Mindanao.

In the assailed Resolution, the Office of the Ombudsman-Mindanao found probable cause to indict petitioners, who each...