CA orders criminal raps against Piatco execs dropped
By Benjamin B. Pulta 03/07/2011The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the dropping of criminal charges filed against shareholders of the Philippine International Air Terminals Co. Inc. (Piatco).
The appellate court held that the Manila RTC erred in granting the appeal of complainant, lawyer Jose Bernas, and in ordering the Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) to conduct further proceedings on the case against Piatco shareholders for allegedly taking part in a conspiracy or combination in restraint of trade to monopolize services contracts at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3.
In an eight-page ruling by Associate Justice Josefina Guevara-Salonga, the CA’s Fourth Division reinstated the February 23, 2007 order issued by the MeTC which granted the motion filed by the Department of Justice (DoJ) to withdraw the charges against Piatco’s shareholders.
Concurring with the ruling were Associate Justices Mariflor Punzalan-Castillo and Franchito Diamante..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110307hed2.html
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