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Ret. Lt. Gen. Jacinto C. Ligot, et al. vs. Republic of the Philippines

RET. LT. GEN. JACINTO C.LIGOT, ERLINDA Y. LIGOT, PAULO Y. LlGOT, RIZA Y. LIGOT, MIGUEL Y. LIGOT, Petitioners, Vs. Republic of the Philippines represented by the Anti-Money Laundering Council, Respondent.

G.R. No. 176944 | 2013-03-06

SECOND DIVISION
DECISION 
 
BRION, J.:
 
In this petition for certiorari,1 retired Lieotenant General (Lt. Gen.) Jacinto C. Ligot, Erlinda Y. Ligot (Mrs. Ligot), Paulo Y.Ligot, Riza Y. Ligot and Miguel Y. Ligot (petitioners) claim that the Court of Appeals (CA) acted with grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction when it issued its January 12, 2007 resolution2 in CA G.R. SP No. 90238. This assailed resolution affirmed in toto the CA's earlier January 4, 2006 resolution3 extending the freeze order issued against the Ligot's properties for an indefinite period of time.
 
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