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Republic of the Philippines vs. Legal Heirs of Africa

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, PETITIONERS, VS. LEGAL HEIRS OF JOSE L. AFRICA, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 205722 | 2015-08-19

D E C I S I O N
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari[1] assailing the Resolution[2] dated February 4, 2013 of the Sandiganbayan (SB) in Civil Case No. 0034, which dropped Jose L. Africa (Africa), the predecessor-in-interest of respondents Legal Heirs of Jose L. Africa (respondents), as defendant in the complaint for reconveyance, reversion, accounting, restitution, and damages filed by petitioner Republic of the Philippines (Republic), through the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).
 
The Facts

On July 31, 1987, the PCGG filed a complaint[3] for reconveyance, reversion,...