7/27/2019 RTC Makati vs. Dumalao

1/2

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 #oe' 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

7/27/2019 RTC Makati vs. Dumalao

2/2

1'e1"'e/ 0y t%e C#e'(s?in?c%"'*e "s ins9cient "n/ is " #"