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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
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BACOLOD City – Three justices of the Court of Appeals (CA) 18th Division are facing a complaint before the Supreme Court (SC).
Victor Puey lodged the complaint against justices Germano Francisco Legaspi, Gabriel Ingles and Marilyn Lagura-Yap on Oct. 3, which the SC received on Oct. 26.
“I feel a grave miscarriage injustice has taken place and corruption has won with how the said justices handled the case,” said Puey, who was the original complainant of the administrative and criminal charges against Mayor Evelio Leonardia and other city hall employees over the purchase of P50-million furniture and fixtures for the Bacolod City Government Center in 2008.
“I am filing this complaint to administratively charge the justices for rendering a decision over the cases No. CA-G.R CEB-SP No. 10564 and 10573 without giving due opportunity to the several motions for inhibition filed before them, by immediately passing judgment with obvious partiality and completely absolving Leonardia, who after all have failed to disclose the whole truth of the matter,” read part of Puey’s complaint.
On Dec. 2, 2016, the Office of the Ombudsman issued a joint resolution dismissing from the government service Leonardia and other incumbent and former city hall workers.
The dismissal order was in relation to the administrative and criminal charges that Leonardia and the workers were facing that time.
The Ombudsman charged them with grave misconduct and gross neglect of duty for the administrative aspect of the case, and violation Section 3 (e) of Republic Act 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, for the criminal aspect.
But the Department of Interior and Local Government did not serve the dismissal order pending a temporary restraining order that Leoanrdia filed.
On Sept. 6, Leonardia’s appeal before the CA was granted, completely reversing the Ombudsman joint resolution.
CA’s decision was based on two consolidated petitions for review filed by Leonardia and his eight co-petitioners.
The CA cleared Leonardia, Goldwyn Nifras, Luzviminda Treyes, Nelson Sedillo Sr., Jaries Encabo, Belly Aguillon, and Aladino Agbonesn of the administrative charges while Melvin Recabar and Eduardo Ravena were found guilty of simple misconduct only.
The criminal charge is still pending after a motion for reconsideration was filed before the Ombudsman./PN
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