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2016-01-11 |
MENDOZA, J. |
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| In Yabut v. Ombudsman[46] petitioner vice mayor was directing traffic as he was concurrently the commander of the Traffic Management Division at that time. On board his vehicle was private respondent Doran, who was impatient about the traffic. Angry words turned into an exchange of punches and Doran stuck a dirty finger at petitioner. Charged with an administrative case before the Office of the Ombudsman, petitioner vice mayor was suspended. The attendant circumstances served no excuse for the mauling incidents that followed. Though the acts of Doran were no less than "an act of spite, degradation and mockery," it did not justify an equally abhorrent reaction from petitioner. This Court wrote that public officers, especially those who were elected, should not be too onion-skinned as they are always looked upon to set the example how public officials should correctly conduct themselves even in the face of extreme provocation. | |||||
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2006-03-10 |
CARPIO MORALES, J. |
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| Findings of fact of the Office of the Ombudsman are conclusive when supported by substantial evidence[22] and are accorded due respect and weight especially when they are affirmed by the Court of Appeals.[23] It is only when there is grave abuse of discretion by the Ombudsman that a review of factual findings may aptly be made.[24] | |||||