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Allen A. Macasaet, Nicolas V. Quijano, Jr., And Alfie Lorenzo vs. PEOPLE And Joselito Trinidad

ALLEN A. MACASAET, NICOLAS V. QUIJANO, JR., and ALFIE LORENZO, Petitioners, versus THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and JOSELITO TRINIDAD, Respondents.

G.R. No. 156747 | 2005-02-23



SECOND DIVISION
DECISION

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

Before Us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Decision[1] dated 22 March 2002 and Resolution dated 6 January 2003 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 22067 entitled, “People of the Philippines v. Alfie Lorenzo, et al.”

The factual antecedents are as follows:

In an Information dated 10 July 1997, Alfie Lorenzo, Allen Macasaet, Nicolas Quijano, Jr., and Roger Parajes, columnist, publisher, managing editor, and editor, respectively of the newspaper “Abante” were charged before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City, with the crime of...