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The Secretary of National Defense, et al. Vs. Manalo

THE SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE,THE CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioners, versus RAYMOND MANALO and REYNALDO MANALO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 180906 | 2008-10-07

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, C.J.:

While victims of enforced disappearances are separated from the rest of the world behind secret walls, they are not separated from the constitutional protection of their basic rights. The constitution is an overarching sky that covers all in its protection. The case at bar involves the rights to life, liberty and security in the first petition for a writ of amparo filed before this Court.

This is an appeal via Petition for Review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court in relation to Section 19[1] of the Rule on the Writ of Amparo, seeking to reverse and set aside on both questions of fact and law, the Decision...