G.R. No. 184622 July 3, 2013PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS TELECOMMUNICATIONSCORPORATION POTC! AN" PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONSSATELLITE CORPORATION PHILCOMSAT!, Petitioners, vs.VICTOR A#RICA, ERLIN"A I. $IL"NER, S%LVIA &.ILUSORIO, HONORIOPO$LA"ORIII, VICTORIAC. "ELOSRE%ES, JOHN $ENE"ICT SIOSON, AN" JOHN'JANE"OES. Respondents.x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xG.R. No(. 184)12*14PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS TELECOMMUNICATIONSCORPORATION POTC! AN" PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONSSATELLITE CORPORATION PHILCOMSAT!, Petitioners, vs.HON.JENN% LIN AL"ECOA*"ELORINO, PAIRING JU"GE O#THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT O# MA&ATI CIT%*$RANCH 138,VICTOR A#RICA, +u,+o,-./ly ,.+,.(.0-102 PHILCOMSAT,AN" JOHN'JANE "OES.Respondents.x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xG.R. No. 186066PHILCOMSAT HOL"INGS CORPORATION, ,.+,.(.0-./ 3yCONCEPCION PO$LA"OR, Petitioner, vs.PHILIPPINE COMMUNlCATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATIONPHILCOMSAT!, ,.+,.(.0-./ 3y VICTOR A#RICA, Respondent.x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xG.R. No. 186450PHILCOMSAT HOL"INGS CORPORATION, ,.+,.(.0-./ 3yERLIN"A I. $IL"NER, Petitioner, vs.PHILCOMSAT HOL"INGS CORPORATION, ,.+,.(.0-./ 3yENRI6UE L. LOCSIN, Respondent.D E C I S I O N$ERSAMIN, J.:An intra-corporate dispute involving a corporation undersequestration o t!e Presidential Co""ission on #ood #overn"ent$PC##% alls under t!e &urisdiction o t!e Regional 'rial Court$R'C%, not t!e Sandigan(a)an.'!e Cases'!eseconsolidatedappealsviapetitionsor revie*oncertiorariinclude t!e ollo*ing+$a% #.R. No.,-./00 - t!e appeal ro" t!e dis"issal () t!eSandigan(a)ano t!epetitioners1 co"plaintorin&unctiondoc2etedasCivil CaseNo. 3,4-ont!egroundt!at t!eSandigan(a)an !ad no &urisdiction over t!e issue due to its(eing an intra-corporate dispute5$(% #.R. No.,-.6,0-,. and #.R. No. ,-/3// - t!e appealso t!e 7ocsin #roup $in representation o P!ilippineOverseas 'eleco""unications Corporation $PO'C%,P!ilippine Co""unications Satellite Corporation$P8I7CO9SA'%, and P!ilco"sat 8oldings Corporation $P8C%ro"t!econsolidateddecisiont!eCourto Appeals$CA%pro"ulgatedonSepte"(er:3,033-inC.A.-#.R. SPNo.,3,00;, C.A.-#.R. SP No. 4-346 and C.A.-#.R. SP No.4-:445 and$c% #.R. No. ,-/;43- t!eappeal o t!eIlusorio#roupsee2ing t!e reversal o t!e decision pro"ulgated () t!e CAon control o P8I7CO9SA',and in turn *!oever controlled P8I7CO9SA' *ielded -,> "a&orit)control o P8C. Records reveal t!at PO'C !as (een o*ned () sevena"iliest!roug!t!eir individual "e"(ers or t!eir corporations,na"el)+ $a% t!eIlusorio?a"il)5 $(% t!eNieto?a"il)5 $c% t!ePo(lador ?a"il)5 $d% t!e Arica ?a"il)5 $e% t!e @enedicto ?a"il)5$% t!e Ponce Enrile ?a"il)5 and $g% t!e Eli=alde ?a"il).:Att). Potenciano Ilusorio, t!e patriarc! o t!e Ilusorio ?a"il),o*ned s!ares o stoc2 in PO'C. A (loc2 consisting o ;,.33 PO'Cs!ares o stoc2 !as (eco"e t!e (one o contention in a prolongedcontrovers) a"ong t!e parties. Att). Ilusorio clai"ed t!at !e !adincurred t!e ire o I"elda 9arcos during t!e regi"e o President9arcos, leadingtot!e9arcos spouses1 gra((ingro"!i"t!ePO'C s!ares o stoc2 t!roug! t!reats and inti"idation and *it!outan)valua(leconsideration, andplacingsuc!s!ares under t!ena"es o t!eir alter egos, na"el)+ :,/.. s!ares in t!e na"e oIndependent Realt) Corporation $IRC%5 ,,6;; s!ares in t!e na"e o9idPasig7andDevelop"ent $9id-Pasig%5 andone s!areint!ena"e o ?erdinand 9arcos, PC## $IRC and 9id-Pasig% :4.40>Nieto ?a"il) ,:.,0>Eli=alde ?a"il) 3.;6>'otal ,33.33>Cit!:4.40>o t!ePO'Cs!are!oldings under its control, t!ePC## o(tained t!ree out o t!e seven seats in t!e PO'C @oard oDirectors. At t!e ti"e, 9anuel Nieto, , *!ile t!at ot!ePC##$t!roug!IRCand9id-Pasig%*asreducedto:..4.>.Cit! its reduced s!are!oldings, t!e PC##1s nu"(er o seats in t!ePO'C @oard settled at onl) t*o. '!e Ilusorio ?a"il) continued itsalliance *it! t!e Arica, Po(lador, @enedicto and Ponce Enrile?a"ilies. In eect, t!e co"pro"ise agree"ent tilted t!e control inPO'C, P8I7CO9SA' and P8C, suc! t!at t!e alliance (et*een t!eNieto?a"il)andt!ePC##, t!eretooredo"inant, (eca"et!e"inorit).,.Ater assu"ing t!e Presidenc) in "id-,44-, President Estradano"inated t!roug! t!e PC## Ronaldo Salonga and @enito Araneta,t!e latter a nep!e* o Nieto,