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Benjamin A. Umipag vs. People of the Philippines/Renato B. Palomo and Margie C. Mabitad vs. People of the Philippines/Carmencita Fontanilla-Payabyab vs. People of the Philippines

BENJAMIN A. UMIPIG, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. / RENATO B. PALOMO and MARGIE C. MABITAD, Petitioners, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. / CARMENCITA FONTANILLA-PAYABYAB, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. Nos. 171359 and 171755 and 171776 | 2012-07-18

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N



VILLARAMA, JR., J.:


          Before us are consolidated appeals by certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules on Civil Procedure, as amended, assailing the January 4, 2006 Decision1 and January 30, 2006 and March 1, 2006Resolutions2 of the Sandiganbayan, Fourth Division finding petitioners Benjamin A. Umipig, Renato B. Palomo, Margie C. Mabitad and Carmencita Fontanilla-Payabyab guilty of violating Section 3(e) of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, as amended.

Factual Background

          The National Maritime Polytechnic...