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Pacifico C. Velasco Vs. The Hon. Sandiganbayan (Fifth Division) and The People of the Philippines

PACIFICO C. VELASCO, Petitioner, vs. THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN (Fifth Division) and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 169253 | 2013-02-20



SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

PEREZ, J.:

In this petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, petitioner alleges grave abuse of discretion on the part of the Fifth Division of the Sandiganbayan for issuing the Resolution1 dated 9 June 2005 denying his motion for reinvestigation and the subsequent Resolution2 dated 15 August 2005, denying his motion for reconsideration in Criminal Case No. 28097.

The antecedents follow.

Philip Corpus Velasco, then Mayor of the Municipality of Bacarra in Ilocos Norte, filed an Affidavit-Complaint against his predecessor, petitioner Pacifico C. Velasco, containing the following pertinent...