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Escobar vs. People

MIGUEL DRACULAN ESCOBAR, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND SANDIGANBAYAN (THIRD DIVISION), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NOS. 229895-96] REYNALDO F. CONSTANTINO, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN, THIRD DIVISION, AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. Nos. 228349 & 228353 | 2018-09-19

DECISION
 
TIJAM, J.:
 
This is a consolidated case stemming from the Resolutions dated January 13, 2015[1] and November 22, 2016[2] of the Sandiganbayan in Criminal Case Nos. SB-12-CRM-0129 and SB-12-CRM-0130 denying petitioners Miguel D. Escobar (Escobar) and Reynaldo F. Constantino's (Constantino) motions dated July 19, 2012 and September 22, 2012, respectively. Escobar assails the foregoing issuances through a Verified Petition for Review[3] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court; while Constantino challenges the same issuances through a Petition for Certiorari with Injunction[4] under Rule 65 of...