Practice question
A complainant challenges an Ombudsman resolution that dismisses both criminal and administrative complaints. He files the entire challenge in the Court of Appeals. Assume all other procedural prerequisites are met. He argues that the court may review the criminal probable-cause aspect because the administrative aspect is properly before it. Under Piccio, which response is correct?
- Proper administrative review automatically supplies criminal-review jurisdiction.
- The Court of Appeals acquires every Ombudsman power by consolidation.
- The criminal aspect's prescribed Rule 65 route remains with the Supreme Court; the administrative aspect does not supply the missing jurisdiction.
- The complainant's signature decides the forum.
- The Ombudsman may authorize the Court of Appeals to disregard judicial jurisdiction.
Legal references
- Piccio v. Office of the Ombudsman, G.R. No. E-00224, April 28, 2026, https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/18/70531
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