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Ombudsman vs. CSC

OMBUDSMAN VS. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION G.R. No. 162215, July 30, 2007 Facts: Ombudsman Simeon V. Marcelo wrote a letter dated July 28, 2003 to the Civil Service Commission (CSC), requesting the approval of the amendment of qualification standards for Director II positions in the Central Administrative Service and Finance and Management...
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Orcullo vs Gervacio

ORCULLO VS. GERVACIO G.R. No. 134104.  September 14, 1999 Facts: Petitioner Nenita R. Orcullo was elected City Councilor of the Second District of Davao City in 1995.  She was chair of the Committee of Women Welfare and Development of the Sangguniang Panlungsod. In September, 1995, the City Government of Davao City, represented...
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Calingin vs Desierto

CALINGIN VS. DESIERTO G.R. Nos. 145743-89, August 10, 2007, 529 SCRA 720 Facts: Petitioner Antonio P. Calingin is a former mayor of Claveria, Misamis Oriental. During his incumbency, the municipality undertook a low-cost housing project. The Commission on Audit (COA) of Region X, Cagayan de Oro City conducted a special audit of the housing...
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Zaldivar vs Sandiganbayan

ZALDIVAR VS. SANDIGANBAYAN G.R. Nos. 79690-707, April 27, 1988 Facts: Petitioner Enrique A. Zaldivar, governor of the province of Antique, filed a petition for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus under Rule 65 before the Supreme Court, seeking to restrain the Sandiganbayan and Tanodbayan Raul Gonzalez from proceeding with the prosecution...
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Orap vs. Sandiganbayan

ORAP VS. SANDIGANBAYAN G.R. Nos. L-50508-11,  October 11, 1985 Facts: Tanodbayan Special Prosecutor Rodolfo B. Aquino filed four informations before the Sandiganbayan charging petitioner Vicente S. Orap Presiding Judge of the Municipal Court of Mangatarem, Pangasinan, with violation of Section 3(e) of Rep. Act No. 3019, otherwise...
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Khan vs Ombudsman

KHAN VS. OMBUDSMAN G.R. No. 125296, July 20, 2006 FACTS: Petitioners Ismael G. Khan, Jr. and Wenceslao L. Malabanan, former officers of Philippine Airlines (PAL), were charged before the Deputy Ombudsman (Visayas) with violation of RA 3019 (the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act) for using their positions in PAL to secure a contract for...
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