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Benilda N. Bacasmas Vs. Sandiganbayan and People of the Philippines/Alan C. Gaviola Vs. People of the Philippines/Eustaquio B. Cesa Vs. People of the Philippines

BENILDA N. BACASMAS, Petitioner, vs. SANDIGANBAYAN and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents. G.R. No. 189343 ____________________ ALAN C. GAVIOLA, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. G.R. No. 189553 ____________________ EUSTAQUIO B. CESA, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. G.R. No. 189553

G.R. Nos. 189343/189369/189553 | 2013-07-10

FIRST DIVISION 

D E C I S I O N 

SERENO, CJ: 

Before us are three consolidated cases: (1) Petition for Review on Certiorari1 dated 16 September 2009 (G.R. No. 189343), (2) Petition for Review on Certiorari2 dated 15 September 2009 (G.R. No. 189369), and (3) Petition for Review on Certiorari3 dated 12 October 2009 (G.R. No. 189553). All assail the Decision4 in Crim. Case No. 26914 dated 7 May 2009 of the Sandiganbayan, the dispositive portion of which reads: 

ACCORDINGLY, accused Alan C. Gaviola (“Gaviola”), Eustaquio B. Cesa (“Cesa”), Benilda N. Bacasmas (“Bacasmas”) and Edna J. Jaca (“Jaca”) are found guilty...