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Alfredo Sy, et al. vs. Hon. Secretary of Justice, et al.

ALFREDO SY for himself and as Attorney-in-Fact of GONZALO SY, VERONICA SY, ROSARIO SY, MANUEL SY and JOSE SEE, Petitioners, versus HON. SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, LEON MARIA MAGSAYSAY and ENGR. EMMANUEL LALIN, Respondents.

G.R. No. 166315 | 2006-12-14

FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION 
 
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: 
 
This petition for review[1] assails the May 17, 2004 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 79877 which affirmed the July 26, 2002 Resolution[3] of the Secretary of Justice dismissing petitioners' complaint against respondents for grave coercion. Also assailed is the October 7, 2004 Resolution[4] denying petitioners' motion for reconsideration. 
 
The facts are as follows: 
 
The [petitioners] aver that sometime in 1985, Dolores F. Posadas, through respondent, Leon Maria F. Magsaysay, as her attorney-in-fact, filed an ejectment...