GARCIA V SANDIGANBA SANDI GANBAY YAN FACTS:
Petitioner, Major General Carlos Garcia (Deputy Chief of Sta for Comptrollership of AFP) le this petition to annul an set asie pu!lic responent, Sani"an!ayan, Atty# $o%as, Graft &n'esti"ation an Prosecution cer && le a complaint a"ainst petitioner *ith pu!lic responent ce of the m!usman for 'iolation of Sec + in relation to Sec of $A -./, Art# +/ of $PC an Sec 01(A)(),(/) an (12) of the Ci'il Ser'ice 3a*# Petitioner4s *ife Clara an their / sons *ere impleae in the complaint for 'iolation of $A 5o /.6 insofar as they acte as conspirators, conuits, ummies an fronts of petitioner in recei'in", accumulatin", usin" an isposin" of his ill7"otten *ealth# 8he $epu!lic $epu!lic of the Philippines, Philippines, le !efore the Sani"an!ayan, Sani"an!ayan, *as alle"e that the ce of the m!usman, after conuctin" an in9uiry similar to a preliminary in'est in'esti"a i"atio tion n in crimi criminal nal cases, cases, has eter etermin mine e that that a prima prima facie facie case case e%ist e%ists s a"ai a"ains nstt Maj# Maj# Gen# Gen# Gar Garcia cia an an the the othe otherr respo espon nen ents ts ther therei ein n *ho *ho hol hol such such properties for, *ith, or on !ehalf of, Maj# Gen# Garcia, since urin" his incum!ency as a solier an pu!lic ocer he ac9uire hu"e amounts of money an properties manifestly out of proportion to his salary as such pu!lic ocer an his other la*ful income, if any# Petitioner le a Motion to Dismiss on the "roun of lac: of jurisiction of the Sani"an Sani"an!aya !ayan n o'er forfeitur forfeiture e procee proceein"s in"s uner $#A# $#A# 5o# /.6# /.6# n e'en ate, petitioner le the present petition, raisin" the same issue of lac: jurisiction on the part of the Sani"an!ayan# As the Sani"an!ayn contens ;there is no issue that jurisiction o'er 'iolations of $#A#5o #A#5os# s# /26 /26 an /.6 /.6 no* rests rests *ith *ith the Sani" Sani"an! an!aya ayan#< n#<=n =ner er Consti Consti an pre'ailin" statutes, S> is 'este *? authority an jurisiction o'er the petition for forfeiture uner $A /.6 S>4s jurisiction !ase on PD -2- encompasses all cases in'ol'in" 'iolations of $A /26,irrespecti'e of *hether or not these cases are ci'il or criminal in nature# ISSUE:
@hether S> has jurisiction o'er petitions for forfeiture uner $A /.6
RULING:
BS# S> has jurisiction# jurisiction# ri"inally, Solicitor General *ho *as authorie to initiate forfeiture proceein"s !efore then CF& of the city or pro'ince *here the pu!lic ocer?employee resies or
hols oce# 8he seminal ecision of $epu!lic '# Sani"an!ayan s9uarely rules on the issues raise !y the petitioner concernin" the jurisiction of the Sani"an!ayan an the authority of the ce of the m!usman# After re'ie*in" the le"islatie history of the Sani"an!ayan an the ce of the m!usman, the Court therein resol'e the 9uestion of jurisiction !y the Sani"an!ayan o'er 'iolations of $A 5o /26 an $A 5o /.6# ri"inally, it *as the Solicitor General *ho *as authorie to initiate forfeiture proceein"s !efore the Court of First &nstance of the city or pro'ince *here the pu!lic ocer or employee resies or hols oce, pursuant to Sec 1 of $A 5o /.6# =pon the creation of the Sani"an!ayan pursuant to PD 5o +-, ori"inal an e%clusi'e jurisiction o'er such 'iolations *as 'este in the sai court# PD 5o# -2- *as later issue e%pressly repealin" PD 5o +-, as *ell as moifyin" the jurisiction of the Sani"an!ayan !y remo'in" its jurisiction o'er ci'il actions !rou"ht in connection *ith crimes *ithin the e%clusi'e jurisiction of sai court# Such ci'il actions remo'e from the jurisiction of ama"es, reco'ery of instruments an eects of the crime, ci'il actions uner Arts# /1 an / of the Ci'il Ce an forfeiture proceein"s pro'ie for uner $A 5o /.6#
