THIRD DIVISION ROSARIO L. DADULO, G.R. No. 175451 Petitioner, Present: Ynares-Santiago, J Ynares-Santiago, J . (Chairperson), - versus - ustria-!artine",
Ca##e$o, Sr., Chi%o-Na"ario, an& Na%hura, JJ. Na%hura, JJ. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, HON. FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR., Pro'u#gate&: in his capacity as City May! " #$%&n City an' (LORIA PATAN(UI, Respon&ents. pri# 1, **7
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.: )NARES*SANTIA(O, J .: ssai#e& in this petition is the u# *, ** /e%ision 01 o2 the Court o2 ppea#s in C-G.R. SP No. 3*, a22ir'ing the !ar%h 4, ** /e%ision 0 o2 the 22i%e o2 the '6u&s'an in !-C--*-*47*-, 8hi%h 2oun& petitioner Rosario /a&u#o gui#t o2 %on&u%t pre$u&i%ia# to the 6est interest o2 the servi%e an& i'pose& upon her the pena#t o2 si+ 'onths suspension. n Septe'6er , **, private respon&ent G#oria Patangui (Patangui) 2i#e& 6e2ore the 22i%e o2 the '6u&s'an an a&'inistrative a&'inistrative %o'p#aint against petitioner Rosario /a&u#o, aranga Chairperson o2 aranga Paatas , 9ue"on Cit an& agains againstt arang aranga a Se%uri Se%urit t /eve#o /eve#op'e p'ent nt 22i% 22i%ers ers (S/s (S/s)) ;&gar ;&gar Saraga Saraga an& Roge#i Roge#io o /u'a&i /u'a&igo go an& /eput /eput S/ S/ ;2ren ;2ren Paga6a Paga6ao. o. Patang Patangui ui &e%#ar &e%#are& e& in her Salaysay ng Pagrereklamo 0 that at aroun& 4:* in the a2ternoon o2 Septe'6er , **, 8hi#e she 8as out o2 their house, petitioner an& the sai& S/s sto#e
severa# ga#vani"e& iron sheets, #u'6er, an& ro##e& p#ain iron sheets 2ro' her 6a%<ar&. =he in%i&ent 8as purporte&# 8itnesse& 6 Patanguis t8o &aughters 8ho sa8 t8o 'en %art a8a the ite's upon the or&ers o2 a 8o'an 8ho 8as stan&ing near6. S/ on &ut to#& Patangui that it 8as petitioner 8ho or&ere& the sei"ure o2 the su6$e%t %onstru%tion 'ateria#s. =he sa'e in2or'ation 8as re#ae& to her 6 a %ertain ;#sie Casti##e$os. =he 2o##o8ing &a, Patangui 2oun& out that so'e o2 the ga#vani"e& iron sheets tan her Sinumpaang Salaysay,04 essi%a, ear o#& &aughter o2 Patangui, state& that 8hi#e she 8as p#aing in their ar&, t8o 'en sei"e& their %onstru%tion 'ateria#s upon the or&ers o2 a 8o'an. =he 2o##o8ing &a, she pointe& to a S/ 8earing a 6#a%< $a%n her %ounter-a22i&avit, petitioner &enie& the %harge against her an& &e%#are& that on Septe'6er 11, **, a %ertain ;#sie Casti##e$os app#ie& 2or a per'it to %onstru%t a house e+tension 6ut 8as &enie& 6e%ause the stru%ture 8as inten&e& to 6e 6ui#t on the #an& o8ne& 6 the Nationa# Bater8or
ase& on the a22i&avit o2 the parties, the 22i%e o2 the '6u&s'an ren&ere& the assai#e& /e%ision 2in&ing petitioner an& S/ ;&gar Saraga gui#t o2 %on&u%t
pre$u&i%ia# to the 6est interest o2 the servi%e an& i'pose& upon the' the pena#t o2 si+ 'onths suspension. =he %harges against S/ Roge#io /u'a&igo an& /eput S/ ;2ren Paga6ao 8ere &is'isse& 2or not having 6een i&enti2ie& as a'ong those 8ho too< the %onstru%tion 'ateria#s o2 petitioner. =he &ispositive portion o2 the &e%ision o2 the 22i%e o2 the '6u&s'an, rea&s: BA;R;R;, PR;!>S;S CNS>/;R;/, $u&g'ent is here6 ren&ere& 2in&ing respon&ents RSR> //?D an& ;/GR SRG Gui#t o2 Con&u%t Pre$u&i%ia# to the est >nterest o2 the Servi%e, 2or 8hi%h the pena#t o2 Suspension 2or Si+ () !onths Bithout Pa is here6 re%o''en&e&, pursuant to the provisions o2 Se%tion 1*, Ru#e >>> o2 &'inistrative r&er No. *7, in re#ation to Se%tion 5 o2 Repu6#i% %t No. 77*. =he Aonora6#e, the !aor, 9ue"on Cit, is here6 2urnishe& a %op o2 this /e%ision 2or its i'p#e'entation in a%%or&an%e 8ith #a8, 8ith the &ire%tive to in2or' this 22i%e o2 the a%tion ta
n# petitioner e#evate& the %ase to the Court o2 ppea#s 8hi%h a22ir'e& the assai#e& &e%ision o2 the 22i%e o2 the '6u&s'an on u# *, **. 0 >t he#& that there is su6stantia# evi&en%e to prove that petitioner or&ere& the sei"ure o2 the %onstru%tion 'ateria#s o2 Patangui. =he &ispositive portion thereo2, provi&es: BA;R;R;, pre'ises %onsi&ere&, the appea#e& &e%ision o2 the 22i%e o2 the '6u&s'an in !-C--*-*47*- is here6 >R!;/ an& the petition is /;N>;/. S R/;R;/.01*
n %to6er , **, pu6#i% respon&ent e#i%iano e#'onte, r. issue& an r&er i'p#e'enting the suspension o2 petitioner. 011 Aen%e, the instant re%ourse 8ith praer 2or the issuan%e o2 a te'porar restraining or&er. n /e%e'6er 1, **, the Court issue& a Reso#ution en$oining the i'p#e'entation o2 petitioners suspension.01
=he issue 2or reso#ution is 8hether there is su6stantia# evi&en%e to sho8 that petitioner or&ere& the sei"ure o2 Patanguis %onstru%tion 'ateria#s. &'inistrative pro%ee&ings are governe& 6 the su6stantia# evi&en%e ru#e. ther8ise state&, a 2in&ing o2 gui#t in an a&'inistrative %ase 8ou#& have to 6e sustaine& 2or as #ong as it is supporte& 6 su6stantia# evi&en%e that the respon&ent has %o''itte& a%ts state& in the %o'p#aint. 01 Su6stantia# evi&en%e is 'ore than a 'ere s%inti##a o2 evi&en%e. >t 'eans su%h re#evant evi&en%e as a reasona6#e 'in& 'ight a%%ept as a&e@uate to support a %on%#usion, even i2 other 'in&s e@ua## reasona6#e 'ight %on%eiva6# opine other8ise. 014 revie8 o2 the re%or&s o2 the %ase sho8s that the 2a%tua# 2in&ings o2 the '6u&s'an upon 8hi%h its &e%ision on petitioners a&'inistrative #ia6i#it 8as 6ase& are supporte& 6 the evi&en%e on re%or&. Petitioner an& S/ ;&gar Saraga 8ere i&enti2ie& as the persons 8ho too< the %onstru%tion 'ateria#s. Respon&ents %#ai' 8as %orro6orate& 6 the testi'on o2 her &aughter 8ho sa8 the a%tua# tanstea&, she a%%use& private respon&ent o2 i##ega## %onstru%ting a stru%ture. Ao8ever, even i2 the %onstru%tion 'ateria#s 8ere to 6e use& in %onstru%ting an i##ega# stru%ture, their su''ar sei"ure 8ou#& sti## 'at is on# 8hen there is grave a6use o2 &is%retion 6 the '6u&s'an that a revie8 o2 2a%tua# 2in&ings 'a apt# 6e 'a&e. 017 >n revie8ing a&'inistrative &e%isions, it is 6eon& the provin%e
o2 this Court to 8eigh the %on2#i%ting evi&en%e, &eter'ine the %re&i6i#it o2 8itnesses, or other8ise su6stitute its $u&g'ent 2or that o2 the a&'inistrative agen% 8ith respe%t to the su22i%ien% o2 evi&en%e. 013 >t is not the 2un%tion o2 this Court to ana#"e an& 8eigh the parties evi&en%e a## over again e+%ept 8hen there is serious groun& to 6e#ieve that a possi6#e 'is%arriage o2 $usti%e 8ou#& there6 resu#t. ur tas< in an appea# 6 petition 2or revie8 on %ertiorari is #i'ite&, as a $uris&i%tiona# 'atter, to revie8ing errors o2 #a8 that 'ight have 6een %o''itte& 6 the Court o2 ppea#s.01 +HEREFORE , the petition is DENIED. =he /e%ision o2 the Court o2 ppea#s in C-G.R. SP. No. 3*, a22ir'ing the !ar%h 4, ** /e%ision o2 the 22i%e o2 the '6u&s'an in !-C--*47*- 8hi%h 2oun& petitioner Rosario /a&u#o gui#t o2 %on&u%t pre$u&i%ia# to the 6est interest o2 the servi%e an& i'pose& upon her the pena#t o2 suspension 2or si+ 'onths is AFFIRMED . SO ORDERED.
