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In the matter of the petition for habeas corpus of cezari Gonzales et al

In the matter of the Petition for Habeas Corpus of CEZARI GONZALES and JULIUS MESA ROBERTO RAFAEL PULIDO, Petitioner, versus Gen. EFREN ABU, as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and all persons acting in his stead and under his authority, and GEN. ERNESTO DE LEON, in his capacity as the Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy, and all persons acting in his stead and under his authority, Respondents.

G.R. No. 170924 | 2007-07-04

D E C I S I O N
 


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

Before Us is a Petition for Review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 90546 which dismissed the Petition for Habeas Corpus filed by petitioner Roberto Rafael Pulido (Pulido) in behalf of Cezari Gonzales and Julius Mesa, and imposed on petitioner the penalty of censure, and its Resolution[2] dated 6 January 2006 denying his motion for reconsideration.

The facts are not disputed.

At around one o'clock in the morning of 27 July 2003, three hundred twenty-one (321) junior officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the...