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Manuel R. Cruz, etal. Vs. Juan Ponce Enrile, etal./ Gumal vs Sec of ND / Magallanes vs AFP / Jose vs

MANUEL R. CRUZ; PAULINO M. ARCEO; ELPIDIO G. CACHO; ROGELIO P. GARCIA; MANUEL M. DELA CRUZ; WILLIAM H. LORENZANA; PABLO P. GARCIA; RODRIGO A. HALASAN; ADRIANO B. CASTILLO; LEONARDO L. PAQUINTO; NESTOR T. LIWANAG; ALEXANDER P. ROXAS; PABLO M. MERCADO; EDUARDO P. GARCIA; GERARDO M. LUCAS; LEONIDES G. MA?ABO; BRAULIO DEPUSOY; ALFREDO M. TILA; JEOFREY T. METEORO; BENIGNO G. BANTOLINO; ANTONIO P. DATUL; RENATO V. VENGCO; EDGARDO TERRENAL; EDUARDO D. DELFIN; CORNELIO C. TACDERAN; AMANCIO D. LORIESTO; JOSE A. SELOTERIO; APOLONIO E. ONIA; DOMINGO MARCO; ARTURO VILLASANTA; ANTONIO OCCASIONES; TEODORO C. CARANDANG; ROGELIO A. GARCIA; ROMEO A. BASENSE; HARRY B. BENLIRO; ROLANDO B. BENLIRO; JAMES A. UMADHAY; VICENTE A. GENER; ERNESTO A. CARPIO; MANUEL S. SALARDA; GETULIO B. BRAGA, JR.; ARCADIO D. CELENDRO; VIRGILIO P. GOMEZ; SERGIO R. PREYE; CIRIACOM. DELA GUARDIA; RODITO B. SORIASO; ANTONIO D. PUMAR; FEDERICO B. VECINAL; CESARIO D. VECINAL; LORETO D. VECINAL; ROGELIO D. VECINAL; MARCELO B. DE MESA; JULIAN DE MESA; GAVINO B. DE MESA; REMIGIO B. DE MESA; DANILO B. DE MESA; ROLANDO P. TOLENTINO; ANASTACIO P. DEL ROSARIO; REYNALDO C. REYES; BENITO B. PA?GANIBAN; ROMUALDO M. MONTENEGRO; ROMULO C. OCAMPO; DEMOCRITO M. SILVESTRE; SALLY B. DIMAISIP; FILIPINO B. DE LEON; NARCISO G. VIGO; TOMAS C. AMORTE; CATALINO S. CRUZ; EDUARDO F. JAVIER; ROGELIO L. CARICUNGAN; ERNESTO R. BARADI; RENE P. CORTEZ; EDUARDO D. RAMIREZ; DONATO G. CABONITALIA; CAMILO PATAO; JOSE TORRES; ISABELO NARNE; ERIC F. PICHAY; DELFIN PIANO; FRANCISCO PIANO; RUDY G. ROMERO; MARIO G. MERCADO; JUANITO PIANO; REYNOSO J. LAGMAY; PABLO S. CALLEJO; FLORANTE SAGUN; RUSSEL A. PAULINO; LAUREL LAMACA; RUFINO GAMBOA; TIRSO F. BALA, JR.; ANTONIO CRUZ; BENITO PUGAL; CASIMIRO PATAO; ROGELIO PATAO; EULOGIO PUGAL; CARLITO PUGAL; ANDRES PATAO; VICENTE ARCANO; MARIANO YTURIAGA; RODOLFO MANUEL; EDUARDO ABIHAY; MANUEL CARREON; CAMILO PIANO; LUCIO ARIMADO; PABLO ACIERTO; EDUARDO PASCUAL; FERMIN PUGAL; FLOR PIANO; RUDY PIANO; JUANITO BAFUL; GODOFREDO RAQUE?O; CALIXTO SOMERA; HILARION PATAO; DELFIN B. GUTIERREZ; TEODULO BUGARIN; JAIME A. SABADO, JR.; ALMARIO VILLANUEVA; APOLONIO SOMUDIO; OSCAR LITADA; ROLANDO L. TOLENTINO; HERMINIO BATONG-BAKAL; ROGELIO TURION; NELSON REMO; FERMIN CORREA; DOMINGO SALAZAR; FELIPE PAREDES; DOMINGO RECINTO; SILVANO BEATO; TOMAS GARCIA; RODOLFO ABIHAY; MELCHOR CA-AMIK; NELITO C. LONTOC; EDERLINO LACSINA; DOMINGO R. REYES; RODOLFO D. MANANSALA; ROSALINO R. DELOS SANTOS; RONIE A. CELIZ; VIRGILIO M. MALGAPO; DIONISIO C. CABRERA; ROGELIO V. PORTILLO; JOSE D. PAMINTUAN; ROBERTO P. GALVEZ; LINO B. DAPADAP; FERNANDO R. ROMERO; LINO M. VILLARIN; EMILIANO P. SICANGCO; PAULINO V. ZAMORA; LEONARDO C. REYES; GUMAL A. SAMO; IMPERIAL D. USMAN; GERUNDIO A. BOYLES; ELPIDIO L. URBANO; ROMEO S. CANTADA; SOFRONIO B. GALO; EUGENE D. BALANSAG; CIRILO P. MARIANO; ROMEO C. CARI?O; EDGARDO L. GOMEZ; EUGENIO CABA?ERO; AQUILINO LEYRAN; ANTONIO A. HERMIDA; ALVARO P. CABASAG; PRIMITIVO SULAYAD; TEODORO B. PATANO; DOMINGO R. RODRIGUEZ; ROGER N. MAGALLANES; SALVADOR O. CALDERON; LEOPOLDO B. ARCADIO; APLON M. LINOGAMAN; JOSE E. ABRIA; JESUS N. ABRIA; ANDRES P. PARADO; LARRY A. ARPON; JESSIE CABA?GUNAY; MANUEL A. BARQUILLIA; DANIEL S. CINCO; TIMOTEO C. LLAMERA; JR.; ERNESTO D. DUMPA; ORLANDO G. ACSALAN; BONIFACIO VALLETE; AGUSTIN VALLETE; SAMSON ARANETA; ERNESTO DOCTOLERO; AVELINO HABULAN; ROLANDO TUDIN; CONRADO M. GLORIA; DANIEL G. CAMPOS; JAIME F. CO; VIRGILIO ALEJANDRO; SULPECIO L. REJUSO, JR.; MARCELO S. GUESE; VICENTE PATAO; ROMEO IBAYAN; DANILO MAGALLANES; RICARDO C. JARATA; ERNESTO H. ABOLOC; DIOSDADO RODRIGUEZ; ALFREDO P. PEREZ; FEDERICO VILICINA; ROSENDO I. RAMOS; JOSE C. SIOCHI; FEDERICO MARCELINO; BENJAMIN V. TAN; DANILO CRUZ; CONSTANTE CABANILLA; LEOPOLDO V. JOSE; PACIFICO BATACAN; VICENTE SY; JOSE TORDESILLAS; ANTONIO DEPUSOY; ARMANDO I. ULPINDO; EDILBERTO LIBERATO; JIMMY C. REALIS; SULPICIO C. REJUSO; GEDALTIE MARIN; RENATO BALLESTEROS; and DEMOCRITO LORA?A; petitioners, vs. MINISTER JUAN PONCE ENRILE, GENERAL FIDEL RAMOS, GENERAL (RET.) EMILIO N. CEA, MINISTER NEPTALI GONZALES AND BRIG. GENERAL SAMUEL SORIANO, respondents. ******** IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS OF IMPERIAL D. USMAN AND SAMU GUMAL, ACSARA GUMAL, petitioner, vs. THE SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, THE PRESIDENT OF MILITARY COMMISSION NO. 30, THE DIRECTOR OF PRISONS AND THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, respondents. ****** CONRADO M. GLORIA AND DANILO V. MAGALLANES, petitioners, vs. THE CHIEF OF STAFF (AFP), THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL (AFP), THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, THE DIRECTOR OF PRISONS, respondents. ******* IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR HABEAS CORPUS IN BEHALF OF MANUEL DE LA CRUZ, petitioner, vs. BRIG. GEN. MELITON GOYENA (RET.), IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS, respondents. ******** LEOPOLDO V. JOSE, petitioner, vs. DIRECTOR OF PRISONS, SECRETARY RAFAEL ILETO, GENERAL FIDEL RAMOS, SECRETARY SEDFREY ORDO?EZ, AND BRIG. GEN. SAMUEL SORIANO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-75983 | 1988-04-15

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NARVASA, J.:

Habeas corpus proceedings were commenced in this Court on October 1, 1986 1 to test the legality of the continued detention of some 217 so-called "political detainees" 2 arrested in the nine-year span of official martial rule and committed to the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa. All had been made to stand trial for common crimes 3 before various courts martial; 4 if any of these offenses had any political color, this had neither been pleaded nor proved.

Of the 217 prisoners, 157 are civilians, and only 26 confirmed as military personnel. 5 One hundred and fifteen (115) accused had been condemned to die....