THE Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Office of the Ombudsman to file graft charges against a ranking official of the Land Registration Authority (LRA) for tampering with 39 titles.

In a decision penned by Associate Justice Jose Perez, the SC’s 2nd Division ordered the Ombudsman to file a complaint for violation of Sections 3(a) and (e) of Republic Act (RA) No. 3019 against Pasig City Register of Deeds Policarpio Espenesin and private respondent Francis Serrano.

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