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Tadena vs. People

FLORO T. TADENA, PETITIONER, V. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 228610 | 2019-03-20

D E C I S I O N
 
J. REYES, JR., J.:
 
A municipal mayor, who changed the wordings of a municipal ordinance, is guilty of falsification by a public officer of a public document.
 
The Facts
 
The Court adopts the concise narration of facts of the Sandiganbayan (SB), which is based on documentary and testimonial evidence and stipulations of the parties.
 
On 17 October 2001, the accused [Floro T. Tadena], then the Municipal Mayor of Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur, wrote a letter to the members of the [Sangguniang Bayan] requesting for the creation of the position of a Municipal Administrator.
 
On 10 December 2001, the [...