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ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, et al. Vs. Office of the Ombudsman, et al.

ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, EUGENIO LOPEZ, JR., AUGUSTO ALMEDA-LOPEZ, and OSCAR M. LOPEZ, Petitioners, versus OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, ROBERTO S. BENEDICTO,* EXEQUIEL B. GARCIA, MIGUEL V. GONZALES, and SALVADOR (BUDDY) TAN,* Respondents.

G.R. No. 133347 | 2008-10-15

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

At bar is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court challenging the Joint Resolution[1] dated May 2, 1997 of then Ombudsman Aniano Desierto in OMB-0-94-1109, dismissing the complaint filed by petitioners against private respondents, and the Order[2] denying their motion for reconsideration.

This case stems from an all too familiar chapter in Philippine history, i.e., the declaration of martial law by then President Ferdinand Marcos and the simultaneous sequestration of not a few private corporations, including one of the petitioners herein, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (ABS-CBN).

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