DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE-REVENUE INTEGRITY PROTECTION SERVICE (DOF-RIPS), REPRESENTED BY JOEL M. APOLONIO AND JOHNNY S. LASSIN, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND RAFAEL MENDOZA MERENCILLA (SG-24), CHIEF CUSTOMS CONTROL OFFICER, BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, RAINIER R. MERENCILLA, RUPERT R. MERENCILLA,…
- G.R. Number: G.R. No. 270948
- Promulgated: 2025-04-02
- Ponente: LOPEZ, M., J.
Keywords
Republic Act No. 1379, Republic Act No. 6770, Rule 65 Rules of Court, Section 16 Article III 1987 Constitution, Ombudsman's power to review predecessors' rulings, Policy of non-interference in Ombudsman's powers, Right to speedy disposition of cases, Unexplained wealth, Forfeiture proceedings, Public accountability, Grave abuse of discretion (Ombudsman), Probable cause, Certiorari, Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs), Preponderance of evidence, Mala in se, Mala prohibita, Prima facie evidence, Res judicata, Stare decisis