“In the case at bar, petitioner [Mabilog] clearly availed of a wrong mode of appeal when he opted to file a special civil action for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules on Civil Procedure,” it explained.
It added that “appeals from decision of the Office of the Ombudsman in administrative disciplinary cases should be taken to the [CA] under Rule 43 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure. Verily, petitioner has not sufficiently established the existence of any sufficient fact or reason to justify its resort to the extraordinary remedy of certiorari based on grave abuse of discretion,” the CA pointed out.
Mabilog was one of the local officials linked by President Rodrigo Duterte to the illegal drugs trade. He denied the allegations and filed a leave of absence two years ago.In 2018, another dismissal order was issued by the Office of the Ombudsman, this time for purportedly ordering a councilor to set up a dummy company that would tow vehicles violating the city’s ordinance against illegal parking.
T2TupasINQ Hustisya
T2TupasINQ Dapat yung may kasong plunder/corruption and rape will likewise be perpetually disqualified from holding public office.