FIELD INVESTIGATION OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, VS. ENRICO T. YUZON, GODOFREDO DE GUZMAN, LUDIVINA BANZON, AND EMERLINDA TALENTO.

Ruling

ACCORDINGLY , the Court ORDAINS , as follows: a) In G.R. No. 215985 entitled Field Investigation Office of the Office of the Ombudsman v. Enrico T. Yuzon, Godofredo O. De Guzman, Ludivina G. Banzon and Emerlinda S. Talento , the petition is GRANTED . The Decision dated February 14, 2014 and Resolution dated November 28, 2014 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 127451 are REVERSED and SET ASIDE . Enrico T. Yuzon, Godofredo O. De Guzman, Ludivina G. Banzon and Emerlinda S. Talento are found GUILTY of GRAVE MISCONDUCT and SERIOUS DISHONESTY in OMB-C-A-08-0659-L. Accordingly, they are DISMISSED from government service with all the accessory penalties of cancellation of eligibility, forfeiture of retirement benefits, perpetual disqualification from holding public office and bar from taking the civil service examinations. b) In G.R. No. 216135 entitled Field Investigation Office of the Office of the Ombudsman v. Rodolfo H. De Mesa , the petition is GRANTED . The Decision dated June 26, 2014 and Resolution dated December 2, 2014 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 127380 are REVERSED and SET ASIDE . Rodolfo H. De Mesa is found GUILTY of GRAVE MISCONDUCT and SERIOUS DISHONESTY in OMB-C-A-08-0659-L. He is DISMISSED from government service with all the accessory penalties of cancellation of eligibility, forfeiture of retirement benefits, perpetual disqualification from holding public office and bar from taking the civil service examinations. c) In G.R. No. 216001 entitled Field Investigation Office of the Office of the Ombudsman v. Francisco T. Caparas , the petition is GRANTED . The Decision dated February 28, 2014 and Resolution dated November 19, 2014 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 127450 are REVERSED and SET ASIDE . Francisco T. Caparas is found GUILTY of GRAVE MISCONDUCT and SERIOUS DISHONESTY in OMB-C-A-08-0659-L. He is DISMISSED from government service with all the accessory penalties of cancellation of eligibility, forfeiture of retirement benefits, perpetual disqualification from holding public office and bar from taking the civil service examinations. The Division Clerk of Court is ordered to deconsolidate G.R. No. 214156 entitled Field Investigation Office, Office of the Ombudsman v. Alicia R. Magpantay in view of the prior issuance therein of Entry of Judgment dated April 8, 2016. SO ORDERED.