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Mariano Un Ocampo III Vs. People of the Philippines

MARIANO UN OCAMPO III, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. Nos. 156547-51 | 2008-02-06

DECISION


AZCUNA, J.:

These are consolidated petitions for review on certiorari[1] of the Sandiganbayan's Decision promulgated on March 8, 2002 and its Resolution promulgated on January 6, 2003.

The Decision and Resolution of the Sandiganbayan held petitioners Mariano Un Ocampo III and Andres S. Flores guilty of malversation of public funds in Crim. Case Nos. 16794 and 16795.

The facts are as follows:

During the incumbency of President Corazon C. Aquino, Tarlac Province was chosen as one of the four provinces that would serve as a test case on decentralization of local government administration.

For this purpose, the Department of...