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Javier and Tumamao vs. Sandiganbayan

PETE GERALD L. JAVIER AND DANILO B. TUMAMAO, PETITIONERS, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 237997 | 2020-06-10

FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Certiorari[1] (Petition) filed by petitioners Pete Gerald L. Javier (Javier) and Danilo B. Tumamao (Tumamao) assailing the Resolution[2] dated January 25, 2018 and Resolution[3] dated March 1, 2018 of the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division in Crim. Case No. SB-17-CRM-1781, both of which denied their Motion to Quash on Grounds of Inordinate Delay (Motion to Quash) for lack of merit.
 
The Facts
 
In 2004, the Province of Isabela procured, by direct contracting, 15,333 bottles of liquid organic fertilizer.[4] The Commission on Audit...