De Guzman v. Department of Finance-Revenue Integrity Protection Service

THIRTEENTH DIVISION[CA-G.R. SP NO. 142544. May 3, 2016.]MARINA C. DE GUZMAN, petitioner, vs. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE-REVENUE INTEGRITY PROTECTION SERVICE, respondent.DECISIONPIZARRO, J p:Assailed in this petition for review 1 are the Decision 2 and Order 3 of the Office of the Ombudsman in OMB-C-A-0095-B finding Marina C. De Guzman administratively liable for Grave Misconduct and Serious Dishonesty and imposing upon her the penalty of dismissal from the service along with its accessory penalties.The Facts: 4 Marina C. De Guzman (Petitioner) is the Officer in Charge-Regional Director of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Revenue Region I, Calasiao, Pangasinan. She entered the civil service in June 1979 as a Revenue Examiner. On February 16, 2006, a Joint Complaint Affidavit was filed by the Department of Finance-Revenue Integrity Protection Service (Respondent) before the Office of the Ombudsman for violation of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 3019, R.A. No. 6713, and the Revised Penal Code.In its complaint, the Respondent alleged that for the years 1994 to 2004, the Petitioner's net worth, based on her Sworn Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and...