G.R. No. 216871, December 6, 2017

G.R. No. 216871, December 06, 2017 is a Decision 2017 by the Supreme Court.

Doctrine of Condonation

Case Details

 * Office of the Ombudsman Vs. Mayor Julius Cesar Vergara
 * G.R. No. 216871, December 06, 2017
 * Justice xxx
 * http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/pdf/web/viewer.html?file=/jurisprudence/2017/december2017/216871.pdf
 * xxx

Issues

 * THE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED WHEN IT HELD THAT RESPONDENT MAY NO LONGER BE HELD ADMINISTRATIVELY LIABLE FOR MISCONDUCT COMMITTED DURING HIS PREVIOUS TERM OF OFFICE BASED ON THE DOCTRINE OF CONDONATION.
 * ASSUMING ARGUENDO THAT THE DOCTRINE OF CONDONATION IS APPLICABLE TO THE CASE AT BAR, PETITIONER RESPECTFULLY BESEECHES THIS HONORABLE COURT TO REEXAMINE SAID DOCTRINE IN LIGHT OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION'S MANDATE THAT PUBLIC OFFICE IS A PUBLIC TRUST.

Info
"From the above ruling of this Court, it is apparent that the most important consideration in the doctrine of condonation is the fact that the misconduct was done on a prior term and that the subject public official was eventually re-elected by the same body politic. It is inconsequential whether the said re-election be on another public office or on an election year that is not immediately succeeding the last, as long as the electorate that re-elected the public official be the same. In this case, the respondent was re-elected as mayor by the same electorate that voted for him when the violation was committed. As such, the doctrine of condonation is applied and the CA did not err in so ruling. "

