Samson v. Restrivera: petitioners respondent s

Samson v. Restrivera G.R. No. 178454 March 28, 2011 petitioners Filipina Samon R#$ri%#ra respondent  J!lia ". R#$ri%#ra

J. Villarama Jr.

Pagda

s summary R#m#m&#r g!', c!$$ing(#dg# acc!rac'. Samon o))#r#d $o h#lp o!$ h#r &!dd' R#$ri%#ra in ord#r $o r#gi$#r $h# la$$#r* land !nd#r $h# +orr#n S'$#m. "ccording $o Samon, h# n##d#d P150 )or $h# $ranac$ion. Sh# go$ P50 a an ad%anc#. +h# land -a n#%#r r#gi$#r#d &#ca!# $h# go%#rnm#n$ appar#n$l' o-n#d i$, &!$ R#$ri%#ra n#%#r go$ h#r mon#' &ac. Sh# !#d Samon. +h# S h#ld h#ld $ha$ Samo Samon n -a only lia&l# )or cond!c$ !n&#coming o) a p!&lic o))ic#r. +h# /M and $h# " &o$h #rr#d -h#n i$ h#ld $ha$ Samon -a lia&l# )or $rangr#ing $h# norm o) cond!c$ o) p!&lic o))ic#r. +h# S aid $ha$ $h# la- $og#$h#r -i$h $h# RR pro%id#d an inc#n$i%# '$#m $ha$ r#-ard#d $ho# p!& o)) -ho )ollo-#d aid norm. No-h#r# -a i$ )o!nd in $h# la- $ha$ $ho# -ho did no$ )ollo- aid norm -#r# $o &# lia&l#. Samon -a alo N/+ g!il$' o) gra%# micond!c$. R#$ri%#ra n#%#r !&$an$ia$#d h#r acc!a$ion again$ Samon. Samon -a onl' g!il$' o) cond!c$ !n&#coming o) a p!&lic o))ic#r )or h#r )ail!r# $o r#$!rn $h# P50 ad%anc#.

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facts of the case The Public Officer P#$i$ion#r Samon i a go%#rnm#n$ #mplo'##, $h# d#par$m#n$ h#ad o) $h# Pop!la$ion ommiion. #r o))ic# i a$ $h# Pro%incial api$ol o) +r#c# Mar$ir#3, a%i$# i$'. The Transaction #truefriendshelpeachother Som#$im# in March 2001, Samon agr##d $o h#lp o!$ h#r )ri#nd&!dd' r#pond#n$ R#$ri%#ra $o r#gi$#r $h# la$$#r* parc#l o) land in armona, a%i$# !nd#r $h# +orr#n S'$#m. Samon aid $ha$ #p#n# -o!ld r#ach P150 o h# r#c#i%#d P50 $o co%#r $h# ini$ial co$. o-#%#r, i$ $!rn#d o!$ $ha$ $h# land -a go%#rnm#n$ prop#r$'. +h!, Samon -an*$ a&l# $o r#gi$#r i$. The Complaints #truefriendspaytheirdebts Samon )ail#d $o r#$!rn $h# P50 o R#$ri%#ra 61 !#d h#r )or #$a)a, and 62 )il#d an admini$ra$i%# complain$ )or gra%# micond!c$ or cond!c$ !n&#coming a p!&lic o))ic#r again$ p#$i$ion#r &#)or# $h# /))ic# o) $h# /m&!dman. Rulings of the Lower Courts OMBU!M" $$ Fo!nd Samon g!il$' o) %iola$ing S#c$ion 46& o) R.". No. 719 and !p#nd#d h#r )rom o))ic# )or i mon$h -i$ho!$ pa'. Samon )ail#d $o a&id# &' $h# $andard #$ in S#c$ion 46& o) R.". No. 719 and d#pri%#d $h# go%#rnm#n$ o) $h# &#n#)i$ o) commi$$#d #r%ic# -h#n h# #m&ar#d on h#r pri%a$# in$#r#$ $o h#lp R#$ri%#ra #c!r# a c#r$i)ica$# o) $i$l# o%#r $h# la$$#r* land. :pon MR, $h# /m&!dman r#d!c#d $h# p#nal$' $o $hr## mon$h -i$ho!$ pa'. C" ; "))irm#d /m&!dman.

issue %&' O, he is OT 0U-LT( O1 0R".) M-!COUCT* Sid# ?!#$ion ; /a', o -ha$ i h# lia&l# )or $h#n> !amson is 0U-LT( O1 COUCT UB)COM-0 " PUBL-C O11-C)R for reneging on her promise to return aforesaid amount*

ratio %&' The Ombudsman has 2urisdiction o3er Restri3era4s complaint against !amson although the act complained of in3ol3es a pri3ate deal between them* B"!-!5 !ection &/%&' "rticle 6- of the &789 Constitution  ; $h# /m&!dman can in%#$iga$# on i$ o-n or on complain$ &' an' p#ron an' ac$ or omiion o) an' p!&lic o))icial or #mplo'## when such act or omission appears to be illegal, un2ust, or improper* !ection &: of R*"* o* :99;  6/m&!dman "c$ o) 1@8@ ; +h# =!ridic$ion o) $h# /m&!dman #ncompa# all