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Bonifacio v. RTC of Makati

WONINA M. BONIFACIO, JOCELYN UPANO, VICENTE ORTUOSTE AND JOVENCIO PERECHE, SR., Petitioners, versus REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MAKATI, BRANCH 149, and JESSIE JOHN P. GIMENEZ, Respondents.

G.R. No. 184800 | 2010-05-05

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO MORALES, J.:

Via a petition for Certiorari and Prohibition, petitioners Wonina M. Bonifacio, et al. assail the issuances of Branch 149 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Makati (public respondent) - Order[1] of April 22, 2008 which denied their motion to quash the Amended Information indicting them for libel, and Joint Resolution[2] of August 12, 2008 denying reconsideration of the first issuance. 

Private respondent Jessie John P. Gimenez[3] (Gimenez) filed on October 18, 2005, on behalf of the Yuchengco Family ("in particular," former Ambassador Alfonso Yuchengco and Helen Y. Dee (Helen) and of the Malayan...