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Gonzaga, etc. vs. Garcia, etc.

[G.R. No. 201914] JOSECHITO B. GONZAGA, RUEL A. MAGSINO, AND ALFREDO B. SANTOS, PETITIONERS, VS. GOVERNOR ENRIQUE T. GARCIA, JR., AURELIO C. ANGELES, JR., EMERLINDA S. TALENTO, RODOLFO H. DE MESA, THE OFFICE OF THE HON. OMBUDSMAN, THE OFFICE OF THE HON. OVERALL DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN, AND THE OFFICE OF THE HON. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 202156] OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. GOVERNOR ENRIQUE T. GARCIA, JR., AURELIO C. ANGELES, JR., EMERLINDA S. TALENTO, AND RODOLFO H. DE MESA, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 201914 | 2023-04-26

D E C I S I O N
 
GAERLAN, J.:
 
Before Us are two consolidated petitions for review on certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, as amended, assailing the Decision[2] dated December 22, 2011 and the Resolution[3] dated May 16, 2012 issued by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 106026.
 
Antecedents

Governor Enrique T. Garcia, Jr. (Gov. Garcia) was the governor of the Province of Bataan from 1992 to 1994 and from 2004 to 2013.[4] On the other hand, respondents Aurelio C. Angeles, Jr. (Angeles), Emerlinda S. Talento (Talento), and Rodolfo H. De Mesa (De Mesa) served as Provincial Legal...