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Ramon A. Diaz vs. Sandiganbayan, et al.

RAMON A. DIAZ, petitioner, vs. THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN (Third Division), HON. CONRADO M. VASQUEZ, in his capacity as Ombudsman, and JOSE J. PARENTELA, JR., in his capacity as Prosecutor, Office of the Special Prosecutor, respondents.

G.R. No. 101202 | 1993-03-08

D E C I S I O N

GRIá'O-AQUINO, J p:

The petitioner, Ramon Diaz, was chairman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) in 1988, when Solicitor General Frank Chavez, then counsel for the PCGG in "American Inter-Fashion vs. PCGG," G.R. No. 79342, filed a pleading in that case, accusing Chairman Diaz with having lifted the sequestration on American Inter-fashion. Diaz moved to strike out the pleading for being untrue. Chavez called a press conference accusing Diaz of corruption and ineptness. He thereafter withdrew as counsel for the PCGG and Diaz resigned as chairman of the PCGG to become the Philippine Ambassador to...