Bryan Subido Jr.

and Rena Parina vs The Honorable Sandigan-Bayan and

the People of the Philippines
G.R. No. 122641, 20 January 1997
Facts
Then Commissioner of the Bureau of Immiration an! "e#ortation $BI"% Bayani
&u'i!o, Jr.,an! BI" &#e(ia) *ent Rene +arina, ,hi)e in the #erforman(e of their
offi(ia) fun(tions, (ause! the issuan(e an! im#)ementation of a ,arrant of arrest
!ate! June 2-, 1992 aainst James J. .a/simu/, !es#ite /no,in fu))y ,e)) that
the BI" "e(ision !ate! June 6, 1991, re0uirin .a/simu/1s !e#ortation has not
as yet 'e(ome fina) an! e2e(utory (onsi!erin the #en!en(y of a .otion for
Re(onsi!eration, resu)tin in the !etention of the )atter for a #erio! of forty3three
$44% !ays an!, thus, (ausin him un!ue in5ury.
6ne year, ten months an! t,enty3one !ays after the a))ee! (rime ,as
(ommitte!, +.". No. 1606 ,as amen!e! 'y R.*. No. 797-. *t the time of the
fi)in of the information, &u'i!o ,as a)rea!y a #ri7ate (iti8en an! +arina9s
#osition ,as )o,er than Gra!e :27; thus #rom#tin them to 'e)ie7e that theirs is
not one of those (ases ,hi(h the &an!ian'ayan sha)) ha7e 5uris!i(tion.
Issue
*re the #etitioners (orre(t in assertin that un!er the )a, amen!in +.". No.
1606, the &an!ian'ayan has no 5uris!i(tion o7er the offense (hare! an! their
#ersons<
Held
No. The #etitioners o7er)oo/ the fa(t that for #ur#oses of =4 of +.". No. 1606, as
amen!e!, the re(/onin #oint is the time of the commission of the crime. This is
#)ain from the )ast ()ause of the o#enin senten(e of #arara#h $a%, =4 of +.".
No. 1606, as further amen!e! 'y R.*. No. 797-.
+arina9s ()aim that he he)! a #osition ,ith a sa)ary ra!e of )ess than >27> at the
time of the (ommission of the a))ee! ar'itrary !etention an! is of no moment.
?e is #rose(ute! as a (o3(ons#irator of #etitioner &u'i!o, a #rin(i#a) a((use!,
,ho he)! a #osition hiher than ra!e >27.>