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Department of Finance vs. Office of the Ombudsman

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE­-REVENUE INTEGRITY PROTECTION SERVICE (DOF-RIPS), PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, FREDERICKS. LEAÑO, AND JEREMIAS C. LEAÑO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 257516 | 2024-05-13

D E C I S I O N
 
CAGUIOA, J.:
 
The instant Petition[1] for Certiorari (Petition) seeks to set aside the Joint Resolution[2] dated October 1, 2020 of public respondent Office of the Ombudsman (0MB), which dismissed the criminal complaints of petitioner Department of Finance-Revenue Integrity Protection Service (DOF-RIPS) against private respondents Spouses Frederick and Jeremias Leaño (Spouses Leaño), for violations of Section 7 of Republic Act No. 3019,[3] Section 8 of Republic Act No. 6713,[4] and Article 171(4) on Falsification of Public Document and Article 183 on Perjury of the...