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EUSEBIO GO, VIRGILIO MANIPUD, JESSICA VILORIA, RODOR S.GAYAO and RAUL GONZALES, v. JUDGE BENJAMIN A. BONGOLANand JUDGE ALBERTO V. BENESA

A.M. No. RTJ- 99-144

FACTS:On November 10, 1997, in the province of Abra, Jaime Bamore!,B"tch #e$na%o, &O1 #oan%o 'oina, (%)ar%o Caca, an% three other John*oe!, ae)e%$ +i%nappe% an% %etaine% Sam"e o. The vehice he -a! in%"rin) hi! tran!port from Abra to oco! S"r -a! intercepte% b$ the &N&-herein o -a! recovere%.

A ca!e -a! /e% a)ain!t the acc"!e% for +i%nappin) -ith ran!om. Thepro!ec"tion recommen%e% no bai for the acc"!e% a! the penat$ for thecrime ae)e%$ committe% i! p"ni!habe -ith rec"!ion perpet"a to %eath.

Jaime Bamore! /e% a motion, a!+in) for the amen%ment of theinformation from +i%nappin) -ith ran!om to !impe +i%nappin), ae)in)

that the evi%ence pre!ente% %i% not !ho- that the +i%nappin) -a! forran!om. #e!pon%ent J"%)e Benamin Bon)oan of the #e)iona Tria Co"rt#TC2 %enie% Bamore!3 motion, ho%in) that it i! the State that %etermine!the content! of the information an% it i! the State4! re!pon!ibiit$ to proveit! ae)ation containe% in the information "n%er the principe of 5allegataet probata4.

#oan%o 'oina an% (%)ar%o Caca, a! ao-e% b$ the #TC, /e% their!eparate memoran%"m for motion for bai, reiteratin) the caim thatpro!ec"tion faie% to prove +i%nappin) for ran!om. The pro!ec"tiona!!erte% that the motion -a! premat"re$ /e% !ince the$ are !ti in theproce!! of pre!entin) f"rther evi%ence to prove the commi!!ion of the

crime.J"%)e Bon)oan !"b!e6"ent$ )rante% the motion! for bai, ho%in)

that the pro!ec"tion %i% not !ho- that the evi%ence of )"it i! !tron). e,ho-ever, )ave the pro!ec"tion 10 %a$! to /e it! motion for recon!i%eration.

Before !"ch motion co"% be /e%, the acc"!e% -ere area%$ reea!e%,thro")h the or%er b$ J"%)e Aberto Bane!a, the %e!i)nate% pairin) "%)e ofJ"%)e Bon)oan, -hich he i!!"e% ba!e% on !eein) that J"%)e Bon)oanarea%$ approve% the motion for bai. J"%)e Bon)oan -a! "na-are of theacc"!e% reea!e !ince he -a! in the ho!pita. S"b!e6"ent$, J"%)e Bon)oan%enie% the pro!ec"tion3! motion for recon!i%eration.

SS8(:hether or not J"%)e Bon)oan correct$ )rante% the acc"!e% motion

for bai before hearin) the bai appication

(*:No. J"%)e Bon)oan incorrect$ )rante% the acc"!e% motion for bai.

Compaint! invovin) irre)"ar approva of baibon% an% i!!"ance of or%erreea!e appear to be a common o;en!e of "%)e!. A bai hearin) i!

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nece!!ar$ to )ive the pro!ec"tion rea!onabe opport"nit$ to oppo!e theappication b$ !ho-in) that the evi%ence of )"it i! !tron).

t i! tr"e that -hen a!+e% b$ J"%)e Bon)oan -hether the pro!ec"tion-o"% pre!ent a%%itiona evi%ence, &ro!ec"tor a$ao re!pon%e% in thene)ative. S"b!e6"ent$, ho-ever, the pro!ec"tion chan)e% it! min% -hen it

!tate% in it! Oppo!ition that a re!o"tion of the 'otion for a%mi!!ion to bai-o"% be premat"re !ince it ha! a%%itiona -itne!!e! to pre!ent. n hi!Comment, J"%)e Bon)oan conten%! that it i! not nece!!ar$ for thepro!ec"tion to pre!ent a it! -itne!!e! before he co"% re!ove the motionfor bai. The !tance cannot be !"!taine%.

n Borina)a v. Tamin, the Co"rt r"e% that the pro!ec"tion m"!t be)iven an opport"nit$ to pre!ent it! evi%ence -ithin a rea!onabe time-hether the motion for bai of an acc"!e% -ho i! in c"!to%$ for a capitao;en!e be re!ove% in a !"mmar$ procee%in) or in the co"r!e of a re)"artria. f the pro!ec"tion i! %enie% !"ch an opport"nit$, there -o"% be avioation of proce%"ra %"e proce!!. The recor%! !ho- that the pro!ec"tion

-a! !"ppo!e% to pre!ent it!