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Edgardo V. Estarija Vs. People of the Philippines, represented by Solicitor General and Edwin Ranada

Edgardo V. Estarija, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by the SOLICITOR GENERAL, and EDWARD RANADA, Respondents

G.R. No. 173990 | 2009-10-27

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

This Petition for Review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeks to reverse and set aside the 25 November 2005 Decision[1] and the 11 July 2006 Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals, which affirmed with modifications the Decision and Resolution of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Davao City, Branch 8, finding petitioner, Captain Edgardo V. Estarija (Estarija), then Harbor Master of the Philippine Ports Authority, Davao City, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 3, paragraph b of Republic Act No. 3019, otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

On 7 August 1998, an...