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BELMONTE
13 FEBRUARY 1989
Facts
FACTS
Petitioners:
RESPONDENT:
Feliciano "Sonny"
Belmonte, Jr.
Quezon City 4th District Representative
Speaker of the House
GSIS General Manager (1986-1991)
Oswaldo Carbonell
Doy Del Castillo
Rolando Bartolome
Leo Obligar
Jun Gutierrez
Reynaldo Bagatsing
Jun "Ninoy" Alba
Percy Lapid
Rommel Corro
Rolando Fadul
VS
Ricardo Valmonte
Lawyer
Media
Filipino
FACTS
Feb 7, 1986
Feb 25, 1986
Source: philstar.com
FACTS
JUNE 4, 1986 VALMONTE'S LETTER TO BELMONTE
JUNE 17, 1986 MEYNARDO TIRO'S REPLY TO VALMONTE
FACTS
NO
RD: THE CASE INVOLVES A QUESTION OF LAW WHICH ONLY THE REGULAR
COURTS CAN HANDLE MORE COMPETENTLY THAN OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENCIES.
Issues
ISSUES
1.LIST
2.CERTIFIED
3.ACCESS
NO
YES
Ratio Decipendi
(ISSUE #1)
1.ENTITLEMENT
. ARTICLE
information
on matters
of public
conditions
recognized.
Access
to prescribed
official
concern
shall
be
recognized.
records,
and to the
documents,
by
law,
state
Access
to official
records,toand to
and
papers
pertaining
adopts
implements
a to
documents
andand
papers
pertaining
official acts,
transactions,
or
policy
fullas public
decisions,
asof well
to
official
acts,
transactions,
or
government
research
data
used
disclosure
of
all
its
decisions, shall be afforded the
as
basis subject
for
policy
citizen
to
such
transactions
involving
development,
shall
be
afforded
limitations
as
may be provided by
public
interest.
the
citizen,
subject
to such
law. (Italics mine)
limitations as may be provided
by law. "(Italics mine)
. CONSTITUTIONAL
PUBLIC SERVICE
POLICIES OF "FULL PUBLIC DISCLOSURE" (ART 2 SEC 28) AND HONESTY IN THE
2.
GSIS IS A TRUSTEE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS EMPLOYEES AND THE
ADMINISTRATOR OF VARIOUS INSURANCE PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LATTER.
CONSIDERING THE NATURE OF ITS FUNDS, GSIS IS EXPECTED TO MANAGE ITS RESOURCES WITH UTMOST
PRUDENCE AND IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERTINENT LAWS OR RULES AND REGULATIONS.
3.THE
THERE IS NO POLICY DECLARING CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GSIS AND ITS
BORROWERS, AS OPPOSED TO WHAT THE RESPONDENT CLAIMS.
THE CONCERNED BORROWERS MAY NOT SUCCEED IF THE THEY THEMSELVES CHOOSE TO INVOKE THEIR
RIGHT TO PRIVACY.
Ratio Decipendi
(ISSUE #2)
Whether or not the petitioners
are entitled to the list of the
names of the Batasang
Pambansa opposition members
who were able to secure clean
loans granted by the GSIS.
THE