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Rubin Tad-y y Babor vs. People of the Philippines.

RUBIN TAD-Y y BABOR, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 148862 | 2005-08-11

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

CALLEJO, SR., J.: 

This is a petition for review of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 24162 affirming, on appeal, the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Bacolod City, Branch 49, in People v. Rubin Tad-y, et al., Criminal Case No. 98-19401. The RTC ruling had affirmed the decision of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) in Criminal Case No. 57216 finding the petitioner guilty of direct bribery. 

The Antecedents 

Engineer Rubin Tad-y, Structural Analyst and Engineer Nestor Velez, Building Inspector, both of the Office of the City Engineer...