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Republic vs. Sandiganbayan (Fourth Division)

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, - versus - SANDIGANBAYAN (FOURTH DIVISION), JOSE L. AFRICA (substituted by his heirs), MANUEL H. NIETO, JR., FERDINAND E. MARCOS (substituted by his heirs), IMELDA R. MARCOS, FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR., JUAN PONCE ENRILE, and POTENCIANO ILUSORIO (substituted by his heirs), Respondents. Present: CORONA, C.J., CARPIO, VELASCO, JR., LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BRION, PERALTA, BERSAMIN, DEL CASTILLO, ABAD, VILLARAMA, JR., PEREZ, MENDOZA, SERENO, REYES, and PERLAS-BERNABE, JJ.

G.R. No. 152375 | 2011-12-16

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
BRION, J.:
 
Before us is the petition for certiorari[1] filed by the Republic of the Philippines (petitioner) to set aside the February 7, 2002 resolution (2002 resolution)[2] of the Sandiganbayan[3] denying the  petitioner’s Motion  to Admit Supplemental Offer of Evidence (Re: Deposition of Maurice V. Bane) (3rd motion).

THE ANTECEDENTS
 
On July 22, 1987, the petitioner Republic of the Philippines, through the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), filed a complaint (docketed as Civil Case No. 0009) against Jose L....