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Elsa B. Reyes Vs. Sandiganbayan and People of the Philippines / Artemio C. Mendoza Vs. Sandiganbayan and People of the Philippines/Elsa B. Reyes Vs. People of the Philippines/Caridad A. Miranda Vs. People of the Philippines

ELSA B. REYES, Petitioner, versus SANDlGANBAYAN (4th Division) and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents. / ARTEMIO C. MENDOZA, Petitioner, versus SANDIGANBAYAN (4th Division) and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents. and ELSA B. REYES, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. and CARlDAD A. MIRANDA, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 148607 and G.R. No. 167202 and G.R. No. 167223 and G.R. No. 167271 | 2012-09-05

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


ABAD, J.:

          These cases pertain to the liability of public officers and private individuals for investing public funds through private investment companies without proper authorization.

The Facts and the Case 

          On May 27, 1982 the President of the Philippines issued Executive Order 806,1 establishing the Instructional Materials Corporation (IMC), a government-owned and controlled corporation under the Department of Education, Culture, and Sports (DECS). IMC's task was to develop, produce, and distribute public school textbooks for elementary...