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Question 9
9. The Ombudsman filed an information against City Mayor Isidro for
violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and
Corrupt Practices Act before the Sandiganbayan. The information alleged
that Mayor Isidro, “an incumbent City Mayor with Salary Grade 30, while
in the performance of his official and administrative functions, acting with
evident bad faith and manifest partiality, did then and there willfully,
unlawfully and criminally give unwarranted benefits to ABC Corporation
by allowing it to operate a dumpsite without the necessary environmental
permits and clearances causing undue injury to the residents who had to
endure the stench, flies, rats and mosquitoes emanating from the
dumpsite.” Mayor Isidro sought to dismiss the criminal case for lack of
jurisdiction and explained that the Regional Trial Court (RTC), not the
Sandiganbayan, has authority to decide the controversy. Which between
the Sandiganbayan and the RTC has proper jurisdiction over the
criminal case? Explain.
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