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61 Ateneo L.J. 204 (2016-2017)
Carpio Morales v. Court of Appeals and Binay, Jr.: Why the Supreme Court Abandoned the Fifty-Six Year-Old Doctrine of Condonation

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Carpio Morales v. Court of Appeals and Binay, Jr.:

    Why the Supreme Court Abandoned the

    Fifty-Six Year-Old Doctrine of

    Condonation
    Coleen Claudette R. Luminarias*
    Isa Maria N. Avancena**



I.  INTRODUCTION         .................................... ......205
II. FACTS OF THE CASE..................208...............     208
III. HISTORY        ........................................... .......212
    A.  The Doctrine of Condonation Prior to Pascual
    B. Pascual and the Extinguishment of Administrative Liability
    C. Shifts in the Law of the Land; a Public Office Becomes a Public
        Trust
    D. Reiterations of Pascual -     The Practice of Impunity
    E. Burgeoning Legal Unrest
IV. THE INSTANT  CASE.................................        227
    A.  Unconstitutionality of Section 14 of the Ombudsman Act of 1989
    B.  Unconstitutionality of the Condonation Doctrine
    C.  The Lone Dissent
V.  ANALYSIS        ........................................... .....235
    A. Justiciability of the Instant Case
    B.  The CA's Application of the Doctrine Curtailed the Ombudsman's
       Powers
    C. Potential Problems in Prospective Application
VI. CONCLUSION            .............................................241


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