PARTIES: Petitioner: WILFREDO TORRES Y SUMULONG Respondents: HON. NEPTALI A. GONZALES THE !HAIRMAN "OARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLE #nd THE DIRE!TOR "UREAU OF PRISONS FA!TS: $%&' Torres (#s )on*i)ted o+ est#+#. In $%&% ,e (#s p#rdoned - t,e president (/ t,e )ondition t,#t ,e s,#00 not *io0#te #n pen#0 0#(s #1#in. S,o20d t,is )ondition -e *io0#ted ,e (i00 -e pro)eeded #1#inst in t,e 3#nner pres)ri-ed - 0#(. 0#(. Petitioner #))epted t,e )ondition#0 p#rdon p# rdon #nd (#s )onse42ent0 re0e#sed +ro3 )on5ne3ent. In $%'6 Torres (#s ),#r1ed (it, 320tip0e )ri3es o+ est#+#. In $%'7 Gon8#0es petitioned +or t,e )#n)e00#tion o+ Torre T orres9 s9 p#rdon. Hen)e t,e president president )#n)e00ed t,e p#rdon. p#rdon. Torres Torres #ppe#0ed #ppe#0ed t,e iss2e -e+ore t,e S! #*errin1 t,#t t,e Ee) Dep9t erred erred in )on*i)tin1 ,i3 +or *io0#tin1 t,e )onditions o+ ,is p#rdon -e)#2se t,e est#+# ),#r1es #1#inst ,i3 (ere not et 5n#0 #nd ee)2tor #s t,e (ere sti00 on #ppe#0. ISSUE: (,et,er or not )on*i)tion o+ # )ri3e - 5n#0 ;2d13ent o+ # )o2rt is ne)ess#r -e+ore t,e petitioner )#n -e *#0id0 re#rrested re#rrested #nd re)o33i re)o33itted tted +or *io0#tion o+ t,e ter3s o+ ,is )ondition#0 p#rdon #nd #))ordin10 to ser*e t,e -#0#n)e o+ ,is ori1in#0 senten)e. HELD: In pro)eedin1 #1#inst # )on*i)t (,o ,#s -een )ondition#00 p#rdoned #nd (,o is #00e1ed to ,#*e -re#),ed t,e )onditions o+ ,is p#rdon t,e Ee)2ti*e Ee)2ti *e Dep#rt3ent ,#s t(o options: <$= Se)tion 7>
eer)ise o+ t,e President9s ee)2ti*e prero1#ti*e #nd is not s2-;e)t to ;2di)i#0 s)r2tin. W,o deter3ines i+ *io0#tedB T,e PRESIDENT. W,en t,e person (#s )ondition#00 p#rdoned it (#s # 1enero2s eer)ise - t,e !,ie+ Ee)2ti*e o+ ,is )onstit2tion#0 prero1#ti*e. T,e #))ept#n)e t,ereo+ - t,e )on*i)t or prisoner )#rrieCd (it, it t,e #2t,orit or po(er o+ t,e Ee)2ti*e to deter3ine (,et,er # )ondition or )onditions o+ t,e p#rdon ,#s or ,#*e -een *io0#ted. To no ot,er dep#rt3ent o+ t,e Go*ern3ent C,#s s2), po(er -een entr2sted.
