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DTI, et al. vs. Enriquez [DECISION]

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THE UNDERSECRETARY OF THE CONSUMER PROTECTION GROUP, MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE, AND THE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL SERVICE, PETITIONERS, VS. DANILO B. ENRIQUEZ, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 225301 | 2020-06-02

EN BANC
 
 
DECISION
 
REYES, J. JR., J.:
 
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, which seeks to annul the Decision[2] dated June 27, 2016 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City, Branch 77, in Civil Case No.R-QZN-16-05101.
 
The Facts

Prompted by a news article[3] about corrupt practices in the issuance of importation clearances by an unnamed high-ranking officer of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), then DTI Secretary Adrian Cristobal, Jr. (Sec. Cristobal) instructed Consumer Protection Group Undersecretary Victorino Mario Dimagiba (Usec....