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Neri vs. Office of the Ombudsman

ROMULO L. NERI, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, TEOFISTO GUINGONA, JR., HARRY L. ROQUE, JR., MA. DOMINGA B. PADILLA, ROEL GARCIA, BEBU BELCHAND, AND FR. JOSE P. DIZON, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 212467 | 2021-07-05

THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
The Constitution and our laws demand a high standard of ethics and integrity from public officials and employees. Those who fall short of this standard and diminish the people's confidence in the government shall meet the just punishment meted out by the law.

For this Court's resolution is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1]assailing the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals, which modified the Office of the Ombudsman's finding and held that Romulo L. Neri (Neri) was administratively liable for simple, not grave, misconduct.

Neri was the director...