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People vs. Sandiganbayan, Belac, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION), DOMINADOR T. BELAC, NOE V. DANNANG, JUAN M. BOGUEN and THOMAS B. TUBBAN, JR., Respondents.

G.R. No. 168188-89 | 2006-06-16

D E C I S I O N 
 
 
CALLEJO, SR., J.: 
 
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, as amended, for the reversal of the Decision[1] of the Sandiganbayan acquitting the accused in Criminal Case Nos. 25391, 25392, and 25393 for violation of Articles 171 and 220 of the Revised Penal Code, and Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019, otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. 
 
The Antecedents 
 
Dominador T. Belac (then Provincial Governor of Kalinga) and Noe V. Dannang (then Provincial Budget Officer) were charged with falsification of an official...