Juan Ponce Enrile vs. Sandiganbayan, Sandiganbayan, and People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 21!"# July 12, 2$1% &'()S* On June 5, 2014, the Ofce o the Ombudsman charged Enrile and seve severa rall othe others rs with with plun plunde derr in the the and andig igan anba ba!a !an n on the the basi basis s o thei theirr purported involvement in the diversion and misuse o appropriations under the "riorit! #evelopment $ssistance %und &"#$%'( Enrile )led an Omnibus *otion and upplemental Opposition, pra!ing, among others, that he be allowed to post bail should probable cause be ound against him( +he andiganba!an issued a resolution den!ing Enriles motion, particularl! on the matter o bail, on the ground o its prematurit! consid consideri ering ng that that Enrile Enrile had not !et then then volunt voluntari aril! l! surre surrende ndere red d or been been placed placed under the custod! o law( law( $ccordi $ccordingl!, ngl!, the andiganba!an andiganba!an ordere ordered d the arrest o Enrile( On the same da! that the warrant or his arrest was issued, Enrile volunt voluntari aril! l! surre surrende ndere red d to #irect #irector or -en.am -en.amin in *agalo *agalong ng o the /rimin /riminal al nvestigation and #etection roup &/#' in /amp /rame, ue3on /it!, and was later on con)ned at the "hilippine ational "olice &""' eneral ospital ollowing his medical e6amination(10 +hereater, Enrile )led his *otion or #etention at the "" eneral ospital ,11 and his *otion to %i6 -ail , both dated Jul! 7, 2014, which were heard b! the andiganba!an on Jul! 8, 2014( n support o the motions, Enrile argued that he should be allowed to post bail because9 &a' the "rosecution had not !et established that the evidence o his his guil guiltt was was stro strong ng:: &b' &b' alth althou ough gh he was was char charge ged d with with plun plunde der, r, the the penalt! as to him would onl! be reclusion temporal, not reclusion perpetua : and &c' he was not a ;ight ris<, and his age and ph!sical condition must urther be seriousl! considered( =E9 E>#9
People of the Philippines vs. Rodrido +uitola y al-onte, G.R. No. 2$$# July 1, 2$1% %$/+9 -almon -almonte te was charg charged ed with with specia speciall comple comple6 6 crime crime o ?obber! obber! with with omicide( -almonte was alleged to be armed with a bladed weapon and robbed *aria %e @alencia ! upan( -! reason or on the occasion o the
robber!, accused allegedl! stabbed the victim in;icting her multiple stab wounds which resulted to her death( Ahile the accused was in his detention cell, he was interviewed b! +acason, an $-B/- )eld reporter( n the interview, the accused admitted that he was borrowing mone! rom the victim but the latter reused to lend him( Ahen he was as#9
