G.R. No. 270948 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE-REVENUE INTEGRITY PROTECTION SERVICE (DOF-RIPS), REPRESENTED BY JOEL M. APOLONIO AND JOHNNY S. LASSIN, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND RAFAEL MENDOZA MERENCILLA (SG-24), CHIEF CUSTOMS CONTROL OFFICER, BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, RAINIER R. MERENCILLA, RUPERT R. MERENCI

Ruling

WHEREFORE , this Office finds that there exists probable cause to charge respondents RAFAEL MENDOZA MERENCILLA, RAINIER R. MERENCILLA, RUPERT R. MERENCILLA, RAINE R. MERENCILLA, and RYAN R. MERENCILLA , for violation of the provisions of RA 1379, and as such a Petition for Forfeiture proceedings be filed before the Regional Trial Court of Manila. SO RESOLVED. [14] Rafael and his children filed separate motions for reconsideration, which the OMB denied in its March 5, 2014 Joint Order , viz.: WHEREFORE, this Office, through the undersigned and for reasons stated above, DENIES: (a) public respondent Rafael M. Merencilla's Motion for Reconsideration dated 24 February 2014; (b) private respondent Rupert R. Merencilla's Motion for Reconsideration dated 10 February 2014; (c) private respondents Rian R. Merencilla and Ryan R. Merenci1la's Motion for Reconsideration dated 10 February 2014; and (d) private respondent Rainier R. Merencilla's Motion for Reconsideration dated 10 February 2014 for lack of merit. SO ORDERED.