Back

In Re: Rolando Abadilla, etal vs. F.V.Ramos, etal.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF ROLANDO N. ABADILLA, SUSAN S. ABADILLA, in her own behalf and in behalf of the minors JUNE ELIZABETH, ROLANDO, JR., DAPHINE JENNIFER, MA. THERESA, ANNA ROSANNA, VINCENT MARCUS and BART JOSEPH, all surnamed ABADILLA, petitioners, vs. General FIDEL V. RAMOS, Chief of Staff, AFP; Major General RENATO DE VILLA, Commanding General, Philippine Constabulary & Vice-Chief of Staff, AFP; and Brigadier General ALEXANDER AGUIRRE, Commanding General, CAPCOM, PC, respondents.

G.R. No. 79173 | 1987-12-01

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

The validity of the detention of an individual is challenged in this Petition for habeas corpus. The petitioners are the spouse and minor children of the detainee while the respondents are ranking officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

The record of the case discloses that on January 27, 1987, a group of officers and enlisted men of the AFP seized control of the radio-television broadcasting facilities of the Republic Broadcasting System (GMA-Channel 7) located in Quezon City, ostensibly for the purpose of toppling the existing constitutional government. While the takeover might have been a...