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Matalam vs. People

DATU GUIMID P. MATALAM, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. Nos. 221849-50 | 2016-04-04

R E S O L U T I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
This resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari assailing the Joint Decision[1] dated April 28, 2015 and Resolution dated November 2, 2015 of the Sandiganbayan in Criminal Case Nos. 26707 to 26708. The Sandiganbayan found petitioner Datu Guimid P. Matalam (Matalam) guilty of non-remittance of the employer's share in Government Insurance System and Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) premiums.

The Office of the Ombudsman charged Matalam, Regional Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform-Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (DAR-ARMM), with the commission of crimes under...