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Erdito Quarto vs. The Hon. Ombudsman Simeon Marcelo, et al

ERDITO QUARTO, Petitioner,vs.THE HONORABLE OMBUDSMAN SIMEON MARCELO, CHIEF SPECIAL PROSECUTOR DENNIS VILLA IGNACIO, LUISITO M. TABLAN, RAUL B. BORILLO, and LUIS A. GAYYA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 169042 | 2011-10-05

SECOND DIVSION

DECISION
 
BRION, J.:
 
Before the Court is a petition for certiorari and mandamus[1] filed by Erdito Quarto (petitioner) assailing the Ombudsman’s January 7, 2004[2] and November 4, 2004[3] resolutions which granted Luisito M. Tablan, Raul B. Borillo, and Luis A. Gayya (collectively, respondents) immunity from prosecution, resulting in the respondents’ exclusion from the criminal informations filed before the Sandiganbayan. The petitioner seeks to nullify the immunity granted to the respondents, and to compel the Ombudsman to include them as accused in the informations for estafa through falsification of public...