- Petitioner
- Casimiro
- Respondent
- Rigor
- Citation
- G.R. No. 206661
- Court
- Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to Court of Appeals (CA) to Supreme Court (SC)
- Division
- Third Division
- Ponente
- Peralta, J.
- Decided
- December 10, 2014
Summary
The Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and upheld the Office of the Ombudsman's dismissal of DPWH-NCR Regional Director Josefino N. Rigor for Serious Dishonesty and Falsification of Official Documents. Rigor failed to declare in his SALNs various properties and business interests belonging to his wife, as required by R.A. No. 6713. The Court emphasized that public officials must declare their spouses' assets to promote transparency and combat corruption. Rigor's deliberate omissions and reconstitution of old SALNs constituted substantial evidence of dishonesty and falsification. The decision reinforces the constitutional principle that public office is a public trust, requiring complete disclosure of wealth to maintain integrity in public service and deter official corruption.