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Republic of the Phils. vs. Sandiganbayan, et al.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner vs. HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN, VICTOR AFRICA, LOURDES AFRICA, NATHALIE AFRICA, JOSE ENRIQUE, AFRICA, PAUL DELFIN AFRICA, ROSARIO ARELLANO RACQUEL DINGLASAN, VICTORIA N. LEGARDA, ANGELA N LOBREGAT, MANUEL V. NIETO, BENITO NIETO, MA. RITA N. DE LOS REYES, EVELYN ROMERO, ROSARIO SONGCO, CARMEN N. TUAZON and RAFAEL V. VALDEZ, respondents.

G.R. No. 106244 | 1997-01-22

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

GOVERNMENT calls upon us to issue a writ of certiorari declaring null and void the 26 November 1991 and 20 May 1992 Resolutions of respondent ,Sandiganbayan which granted the Motion for Declaration of Non-Sequestration or Invalidity of Sequestration over the shares of stock of private respondents Messrs. Victor Africa, et al., in Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. (ETPI), and which Subsequently denied reconsideration thereof thereby lifting the writ of Sequestration over the subject shares.

These facts are not disputed: On 22 July 1987 the Republic of the Philippines through the Presidential...