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Typoco vs. People

JESUS O. TYPOCO, JR., PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 222020] NOEL D. REYES, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 221857 | 2017-08-16

DECISION
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before this Court are consolidated petitions for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Decision[1] dated October 15, 2015, and Resolution[2] dated December 8, 2015 of the Sandiganbayan (SB) in SB-11-CRM-0159 finding petitioners Jesus O. Typoco, Jr. (Typoco) and Noel D. Reyes (Reyes) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the offense of Falsification of Public Document defined and penalized under Article 171, paragraphs (5) and (6) of the Revised Penal Code.

The factual antecedents are as follows:

Petitioners and their co-accused Aida B. Pandeagua (Pandeagua) and...