CASE 2015-0004: OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMANVISAYAS AND EMILY ROSE KO LIM CHAO, PETITIONERS, -VERSUS – MARY ANN T. CASTRO (G.R. NO. 172637, 22 APRIL 2015, BRION, J.) BRIEF TITLE: OMBUDSMAN VS. CASTRO

 

DISPOSITIVE:

 

“WHEREFORE, premises considered, we MODIFY the decision and resolution of the Court of Appeals dated February 13, 2006 and May 2, 2006, respectively, in CA-G.R. SP No. 78933. Respondent Mary Ann. T. Castro is declared guilty of conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service and is suspended from service for six ( 6) months and one ( 1) day.

SO ORDERED.”

 

SUBJECTS/DOCTRINES/DIGEST:

 

“Conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service is classified as a grave offense with a corresponding penalty of suspension for six ( 6) months and one ( 1) day to one ( 1) year for the first offense, and the penalty of dismissal for the second offense. Since this is the first time that the respondent had committed these acts, we deem it proper to impose on her the penalty of suspension for six ( 6) months and one ( 1) day.”

 

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