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Tan vs. Ballena

ANTONIO TAN, DANILO DOMINGO and ROBERT LIM, Petitioners, versus AMELITO BALLENA, ZENAIDA BORLONGAN, ANNALYN VILLAFUERTE, ROGELIO VELASQUEZ, EDMONDO VILLAMOR, MERCY SANTOMIN, REYNALDO RAMOS, THESS GONZALES, FORTUNATO GATACILO, RONALDO NICOL, MARIVIC NICOL, RUEL DISTOR, MARYJEAN GRANADA, ARNOLD AGUSTIN, JR., MALOU SALAPONG, THERESA JALMASCO (SIC), ANTIOCO MARAGANAS, ROLAND LAROCO, WILFREDO DICHOSO, JOSEPH FERRER, GUILLERMO PACSON, JR., ROMEO JALAMASCO, LINO CAGAS, DIANA DE LA CRUZ, JERRY ARCA, JAIME SANTOS, MANUEL REGALA, JUANITO GALONIA, RUSSEL BORADO, RODY VILLAGFUERTE (SIC), MA. CRISTINA MADRIDEO, VON MADRIDEO, AMELIA CUEVILLAS, EVANGELINE DOMINGO, FELIMAR VILLAFUERTE, ANTONIO SALAPONG, ELINO MALAQUE, JR., EMILIO TRINIDAD, MA. ELENA HERNANDEZ, JHONNY GRAJO, EDITHA FLORESTA, ORLANDO MENDOZA, SONIA ALONZO, GREGORIO MARIANO, LIPA ALDRIN, FRANCO SEVILLA, MYRISIA NARCISO, JOSEPHINE GERONIMO, MARILOU BORDADO, ELISA FRANCISCO, LOLITA NARCISO, ANGELITA DOMINGO, MA. THERESA TORRES, IRERIA CRUZ, APOLINARIO TRINIDAD, ROMULO BULAONG, FELEXBERTO (SIC) SANTIAGO, MARICEL MENDOZA, JUANITO CRUZ, FIDEL PASCUAL, ROWENA DE LA CRUZ, DIVINA PAGTALUNAN, PACENCIA DOMINGO, MARILOU VICTORIA, GUILLERMO CRISOSTOMO, JR., ANITA CRISOSTOMO, ELIZABETH CASTRO, ENRIQUE BUGARIN, AUGUST BULAONG, ELMER VILLAMOR, ROMEO UDIONG, NICK OTARA, ERLANDO RICOHERMOSO, RIZALINA DE LA CRUZ, ANTONIO JAO, JR., ROSALIE JINGCO, ALFREDO SINGUELAS, RONALD SANDIL, ALMA ENRIQUEZ, MICHAEL RITCHIE DE LA CRUZ, JANE JAVIER, TERESITA SACDALAN, MARCELINO ESTRELLA, ARTUADOR JUANITO (SIC), JR., LYDIA PAGTALUNAN, ROSINDO MARAGA?AS, DANILO SEGUNDO, ROMEO CRUZ, ANNALIZA SELENCIO, ELLEN LABAJO, MA. ELENA SANTIAGO, ARNULFO SANTIAGO, MA. LUISA SANTOS, SERGELIO PAGDANGANAN, DANTE VICTORIA, FELIPINAS (SIC) EMPHACIS (SIC), NOEL OLIVERA, JOEY AUSTRIA, PHILIP MONSUYAC, RONALD PASCUAL, ZENAIDA SAKAY, PAULO SOTTO, MA. LEDY MANLAPIG, RODOLFO JUNTO, ALDWIN CALALANG, CHARITO REYES, PAULINA CASTOR, VICTOR MARCELINO, CARINA RAUZA, VICTOR DELOS SANTOS, EVANGELINE PAULINO, RENAN LAYSON, RUDY DONOR, REBECCA PASOQUIN, EMETERIA PAGTALUNAN, FERDINAND MANANSALA, JOCELYN BRINGAS, JESUS GATACILO, IMELDA VALENCIA, MACARIO RICABO, ISID NICASIO, CHRISTOPHER DELA CRUZ, ERNESTO FOMBO, ANGELO GIANAN, CRISTINA STA. ANA, DANTE SEMBILLO, MARILOU AGCAOILI, CRISTINA SANTOS, CARMELITA GARSUTA, LOURDES MATOTE, SONNY DE LA CRUZ, ANGELITA VILLAFUERTE, MARIO SANTOS, ALBERTO NAVARRO, RITA DELA CRUZ, ARMANDO CASTRO, ERWIN CASTRO, ALFREDO NATIVIDAD, PURISIMA TRINIDAD, ROBERTO PARAISO, GREGORIO BUMA-AT, MARIA TRINIDAD, EMMA SEGUNDO, FREDDIE SEGUNDO, NARCISO HERERO (SIC), EMILIANO NU?EZ, VIOLETA AVILA, RIZA REAL, CHITO ANG, MARIANO MANOLITA, JOVENCIO UNDALOK, NILDA NELIA DEL ROSARIO, ERNESTO MARCELINO, EMELITA ALBERTO, YOLANDA AGUSTIN, ARNOLD ALVERO, NENITA DIGA, MICHELLE DIGA, MA. ARA PALELEO, FLORA MORALES, ROBERRO (SIC) RAMOS, JR., JOJO GADO, FLORA PAGDANGANAN, ESTRELITA MAPILISAN, FLORENCIO BIHASA, MILAGROS SAN PEDRO, JONATHAN LOPEZ, LANI MEDALLA, MARIVIC ENRIQUEZ, CHONA MANUMBAS, LEILANI LOPEZ, FELIX ENRIQUEZ, ANECITO MEDALLA, FRANCIS BULAONG, CARLOS DELA CRUZ, CRISANTA ASPIRAS, ARNOLD ALMERO, ADELIA SURIO, CRISANTO CRUZ, and ANALYN BERNABE, Respondents.

G.R. No. 168111 | 2008-07-04

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CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

Assailed in this Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court are the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals dated 30 September 2004 and 9 May 2005, respectively, in CA-G.R. SP No. 79101. The appellate court's Decision set aside the Resolutions[4] of the Department of Justice (DOJ) dated 19 March 2002 and 9 August 2002 and reinstated the Final Resolution[5] of the Provincial Prosecutor in I.S. Nos. 01-03-1007, 01-04-1129 and 01-04-1130, which ordered the filing of two (2) informations against petitioners Antonio Tan, Danilo Domingo and Robert Lim. The appellate...