DUYON v. FORMER SPECIAL FOURTH DIVISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
(Napa) November 26, 2014 | G.R. No. 172218 | Leonardo-De Castro, J.
PETITIONERS:Feliciano B. D!on "b"#i##e$ b! %i" c%il$ren& 'aima R. D!on*r"ame, +ren R. D!on, Novil!n R. D!on, +li-abe#% R. D!on ibma, 'o$e"#or R. D!on, +rrol R. D!on an$ Divina R. D!on/inlan RESPONDENTS:%e Former pecial For#% Divi"ion o #%e or# o ppeal" an$ +leonor 3. Bnaabacnan SUMMARY/RECIT-READY: D!on 5a" i""e$ a or #%e lan$ %e 5a" #illin "ince 17 %o5ever i# 5a" al"o rei"#ere$ n$er #%e name o +leonor 3. Bnaabacnan an$ %er %"ban$. +leonor 5or9e$ in DR al"o %er %"ban$. D!on #%en ile$ a complain#ai$avi# #o #%e Dep#! *'B o -on 5i#% 2 a"pec#"& (1) a$mini"#ra#ive a"pec# an$ (2) criminal a"pec# #%a# involve" viola#ion o ec 171 o #%e R3 an$ ec :(e) o #%e R3. # ir"# in #%e *'B o -on, in i#" Deci"ion an$ Re"ol#ion, recommen$e$ ""pen"ion
o #%e "po"e" or 6 mon#%" (a$min a"pec#) an$ recommen$e$ ilin o ;norma#ion aain"# #%e "po"e" (criminal a"pec#), %o5ever *'B o -on "b"e<en#l! i""e$ a =oin#*r$er le""enin #%e ""pen"ion #o : mon#%" an$ eonera#in #%e %"ban$. %e! bo#% ile certiorari in #%e . %el$ #%a# certiorari is an improper remedy. %e more relevan# i""e i" #%a# 5%e#%er #%e can revie5 #%e criminal a"pec# $eci"ion o #%e *'B > No. %e p%el$ #%e ca"e o Fabian #%a# #%e ?" @ri"$ic#ion i" limi#e$ #o #%e a$mini"#ra#ive $i"ciplinar! $eci"ion" $irec#ive" or or$er" o #%e *'B. DOCTR INE: Review of Decisio s of !"e O#$%&s #' Deci"ion" o #%e *mb$"man in criminal ca"e" are nappealable. Ao5ever, 5%ere #%e in$in" o #%e *mb$"man on #%e ei"#ence o probable ca"e (in criminal ca"e") are #ain#e$ 5i#% rave ab"e o $i"cre#ion amon#in #o lac9 or ece"" o @ri"$ic#ion. T"e Co%(! of A))e'* s "'s +%(is& ic! io ove( o(& e(s, &i (e c! iv es '& &eci si o s of !" e Of fi ce of !" e O#$% &s#' i '&#iis!('!ive &isci)*i'( c'ses o*.
FACTS . ;n 17C Feliciano B. D!on 5a" i""e$ er#iica#e o an$ ran"$er () over #%e lan$ %e %a$ been #illin "ince 17. pparen#l! #%e "ame lan$ 5a" al"o covere$ b! in$er +mancipa# ion pa#en# 5%ic% %a$ been i""e$ #o +leonor 3. Bnaabacnan . D!on $i"cover e$ #%e $oble rei"#ra#ion, %e ile$ a complain# ai$avi# '. n a$mini"#ra#ive a"pec#& or mi"con$c# an$ ab"e o a#%ori#! an$
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Pe!i!io i !"e Co%(! of A))e'*s 4. +leonor Bnaabacnan ile$ a 3e#i#ion or Revie5 on er#iorari beore #%e %o5ever #%e $i"mi""e$ in a Re"ol#ionC or #%e $eec# in "in #%e pe#i#ion or certiorari aain"# #%e a""aile$ Deci"ion an$ =oin#*r$er o #%e *'B o -onC 5. l"o, D!on ile$ %i" o5n 3e#i#ion or Certiorari in #%e (an$ mo#ion #o con"oli$a#e %i" ca"e an$ Bnaabacnan?"). '. %e! $enie$ an$ $i"mi""e$ D!on?" 3e#i#ion an$ 'o#ion or Recon"i$era#ion #%a# 5a" "b"e<en# #o #%e $i"mi""al o #%e "ai$ o5n 3e#i#ion or Certiorari $ . C A " e* & : En$er #%e crre n# ca"e la5, all appea l rom $eci"ion" "%all be #a9en #o #%e n$er Rle 4: o Rle" o or# (ppeal rom an$ a"i=$icial aencie" #o ) an$ !"e &ecis ios of !"e OM 6 i c( i# i'* c' ses '( e %'))e'*'$*e7 )(o$'$*e c'%se c' $e (eviewe& if !'i!e& wi!" 8('ve '$%se of &isc(e!io. 9. Bnaabacnan?" pe#i#ion& '. $mini"#ra#ive "pec#& rever"e$ an$ "e# a"i$e #%e a""aile$ Deci"ion an$ =oin# *r$er an$ $i"mi""e$ #%e complain# ile$ b! D!on aain"# Bnaabacnan. $. riminal "pec#& ;# %el$ #%a# #%ere i" no probable ca"e #%e elemen#" 5ere no# pre"en# (o ec. :(e) o R :01). "ai$ #%a# #%ere i" no con"pirac! be#5een %er an$ #%e DR
. D!on i" in"i"#in #%e Fabian ca"e #%a# rle$ #%a# can onl! revie5 '&#iis!('!ive &isci)*i'( c'ses i !"e OM6 5%ile Bna abacnan in"i"# #%a# #%ere i" an Rle ;;; $mini"#ra#ive *r$er No. 07 o #%e *'B amen$men# in 200: > #%e p%ra"e in all othe r cases”remove" #%e $i"#inc#ion be#5een a$min ca"e an$ criminal ca"e. RELEVANT ISSUES: HoN #%e %a" @ri"$ic#ion over #%e $eci"ion" ma$e b! #%e *'B 5i#% re"pec# #o criminal ca"e" > NONE HELD/RATIO:
On the jurisdiction of CA to the decision of the OMB- criminal aspect 1. D!on 5a" correc# in %i" in"i"#ence #%a# #%e or# o ppeal" %a" no @ri"$ic#ion over #%e criminal a"pec# o an *mb$"man ca"e. IT"e Co% (! of A))e'*s "'s +%( is& ic! io ove( o(&e(s, &i( ec! ives '& &ecisi os of !"e Offic e of !"e O#$%& s#' i '&#iis!('!ive &isci)*i'( c'ses o*.;# canno#, #%ereore, revie5 #%e or$er", $irec#ive" or $eci"ion" o #%e *ice o #%e *mb$"man in criminal or nona$mini"#ra#ive ca"e" 2. Bnaabacnan?" con#en#ion i" l$icro". ;# m"# be "#re""e$ #%a# Rle ;;; i" or a$mini"#ra#ive ca"e" an$ #%ere i" Rle ;; #%a# overn" criminal ca"e" in $mini"#ra#ive *r$er No. 07. :. " "c% #%e rlin o #%e o n #%e c(i#i'* 's)ec! of !"e c'se is voi&. On the administrative aspect 1. %e or#, "%all, re"olve #%e i""e rai"e$ b! #%e pe#i#ion in #%i" ca"e, "peciall! D!onJ" pra!er or #%i" or# #o or$er #%e $enial o #%e pe#i#ion or revie5 ile$ b! Bnaabacnan beore #%e or# o ppeal", rel!in pon #%e in$in" o ac# o #%e or# o ppeal", 5%ic% are per#inen# #o #%e re"ol#ion o #%e a$mini"#ra#ive c%are aain"# re"pon$en# Bna abacnan. 2. " #%e o r# o ppea l" %a" $e#e rmine$, #%ere 5er e no "peciic allea#ion" rear$in BnaabacnanJ" ac#al or $irec# par#icipa#ion in #%e erroneo" i""ance o #%e emancipa#ion pa#en#, nor 5a" i# "peciicall! "%o5n #%a# "%e commi##e$ pro%ibi#e$ ac#" in #%e perormance o %er oicial $#ie" or pblic nc#ion". %e or# o ppeal" al"o on$ no evi$ence #o e"#abli"% #%a# "%e ac#e$ in con"pirac! 5i#% #%e oicial" o #%e DR, 5%ic% 5a" #%e overnmen# oice re"pon"ible or #%e i""ance o #%e emancipa#ion pa#en#. %", #%e c%are or mi"con$c# in oice aain"# re"pon$en# Bnaabacnan %a" no meri#.
