CASE No:

RTC MAKATI MOVEMENT AGAINST GRAFT AND CORRUPTION vs. ATTY. INOCENCIO E.
DUMALAO
FACTS:
Atty. Inocencio D!"#"o$ t%en &'"nc% C#e'( o) Co't o) t%e Re*ion"# T'i"# Co't o)
M"("ti$ &'"nc% +,-$ ."s c%"'*e/ 0y t%e 1etitione' )o' "##e*e/#y en*"*in* in
s'ios "ctivities$ i!!o'"#ity "n/ vio#"tion o) t%e Anti G'")t "n/ Co''1t P'"ctices
Act. Fi'st$ Atty. D!"#"o %"s 0een co##ectin* co!!issione'2s )ee )'o! 1"'ty #iti*"nts
"n/ #".ye's in e3c%"n*e )o' )"vo'"0#e "ction on t%ei' c"ses. Secon/$ 4e is
ne*#ect)# o) %is /ty. 4e ."s o)ten "0sent /'in* co't %e"'in*s. T%i'/$ 4e .it%%e#/
t%e s"#"'y c%ec(s o) "## RTC M"("ti e!1#oyees "n/ co!1e##e/ t%e! to 0o''o.
!oney )'o! %i! "t s'ios '"tes. 4e c%"'*e/ t%e! +56 1e' !ont%. F"i#'e on t%e
1"'t o) t%e e!1#oyees to 1"y .o#/ #e"/ to %is 7#in* o) c'i!in"# c%"'*es "*"inst t%e
e!1#oyees.
ISSUE:
8%et%e' o' not Atty. D!#"o !st 0e /is!isse/ )'o! o9ce *iven t%e 7n/in*s o)
*i#t "*"inst %i! 0y t%e #o.e' co't.
4ELD:
YES. Dis!iss"# o) 'es1on/ent is 0"se/ on *'"ve !iscon/ct "n/ /is%onesty
1'e:/ici"# to t%e inte'est o) t%e se'vice "n/ "cts n0eco!in* o) " co't o9ce'.
P0#ic se'vice 'e;i'es t!ost inte*'ity "n/ st'ictest /isci1#ine. T%e "/!inist'"tion
o) :stice is " s"c'e/ t"s(. T%e con/ct o) "## o9ce's c%"'*e/ .it% t%e /is1ens"tion
o) :stice !st not on#y 0e c%"'"cte'i<e/ 0y 1'o1'iety "n/ /eco'! 0t$ "0ove "##
e#se$ !st 0e "0ove ss1icion.
Fi'st$ it is e31'ess#y 1'ovi/e/ in t%e M"n"# )o' C#e'(s o) Co't t%"t =No 0'"nc% c#e'(
o) co't s%"## /e!"n/ "n/>o' 'eceive co!!issione'2s )ees )o' 'ece1tion o) evi/ence
e3?1"'te.@ De)ense o) n)"!i#i"'ity .it% t%e !"n"# is not consi/e'e/ 0y t%e Co't.
I*no'"nce o) t%e e3istence o) t%e M"n"# c#e"'#y /e!onst'"tes %o. *'oss#y 'e!iss
%e %"s 0een in t%e 1e')o'!"nce o) %is /ty.
Secon/$ Atty. D!"#"o$ "#t%o*% %e c"nnot 0e c%"'*e/ civi##y "n/ c'i!in"##y
0ec"se o) t%e ss1ension o) t%e Us'y #".$ c"n 0e %e#/ administratively liable
under the Civil Service law where lending money at usurious rates of
interests is specifcally listed as grounds for disciplinary actions. T%e co't
is not " #en/in* instittion$ 0y en*"*in* in t%e #en/in* "ctivities$ 'es1on/ent %"s
c"se/ /is%ono' to t%e co'ts o) :stice.
L"st#y$ 'es1on/ent2s )"i#'e to 1'e1"'e 1'o1e' o' co''ect !ont%#y 'e1o'ts o) c"ses
."s )on/ 0y t%e co't to 0e " se'ios 0'e"c% o) /ty. 4is 'e#i"nce on t%e 'e1o'ts
1'e1"'e/ 0y t%e C#e'(s?in?c%"'*e ."s ins9cient "n/ is " #"<y "n/ s#o11y !"nne' o)
1e')o'!in* %is /ty.
DISMISSED FROM SERVICE 8IT4 F!FEI"#!E F $%% &E'EFI"S$ IF ANY$ AND
8IT4 P!E(#DICE " )IS !EI'S"$"EME'" IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE$ INCLUDING
GOVERNMENT O8NED OR CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS.