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Estino vs. People [SEPARATE OPINION, CONCURRING AND DISSENTING, TINGA, J.]

MUNIB S. ESTINO and ERNESTO G. PESCADERA, Petitioners, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. Nos. 163957-58 | 2009-04-07

CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION

Tinga, J.:

The consolidated petitions are appeals from an 16 April 2004 Decision of the Sandiganbayan which convicted petitioners Munib Estino and Ernesto Pescadera in Criminal Case No. 26192, and petitioner Pescadera alone in Criminal Case No. 26193. The petitions in G.R. No. 163957-58 concern Criminal Case No. 26192, while the petitions in G.R. No. 164009-11 involve Criminal Case No. 26193. I concur with the draft ponencia with respect to its ruling in G.R. No. 164009-11 and will not dwell on those petitions in this opinion. However, with due respect, I submit that the majority's ruling...