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Berona vs PEOPLE

DR. DEMETRIO BERO?A, M.D., DR. ROMULO GAERLAN, M.D., AURIE VIADO-ADRIANO and VIDA LABIOS, Petitioners, versus SANDIGANBAYAN (Fifth Division) and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 142456 | 2004-07-27

DECISION




CARPIO, J.:





The Case







This petition for certiorari and prohibition[1] seeks to set aside the Resolutions dated 8 September 1999 ("first Resolution") and 4 February 2000 ("second Resolution") issued by the Fifth Division[2] of the Sandiganbayan in Criminal Case No. 23521. The first Resolution granted the prosecution's motion to suspend petitioners from office pendente lite, while the second Resolution denied reconsideration of the first Resolution.





The Antecedents



Petitioners were public officers and employees of the Provincial Health Office of Bangued, Abra ("Health Office"). Dr. Demetrio Beroña...