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Writ of Habeas Data

Case No. 3

Saez v. Macapagal-Arroyo

G.R. No. 13!33" #! Septe$ber #%1#.

Facts:

&' Marc( )" #%%" t(e petitio'er file* +it( t(e Co,rt a petitio' to be gra'te* t(e privilege of t(e +rits of a$paro a'* (abeas

*ata +it( prayers for te$porary protectio' or*er" i'spectio' of place a'* pro*,ctio' of *oc,$e'ts.

Wit(o,t 'ecessarily givi'g *,e co,rse to t(e petitio'" t(e Co,rt iss,e* t(e +rit of a$paro co$$a'*i'g t(e respo'*e'ts to $ae a

verifie* ret,r'" a'* referre* t(e case to t(e Co,rt of Appeals CA/ for (eari'g a'* *ecisio'.

0(e CA co'*,cte* (eari'gs +it( a' i'te't to clarify +(at act,ally tra'spire* a'* to *eter$i'e specific acts +(ic( t(reate'e* t(e

petitio'ers rig(t to life" liberty or sec,rity.

D,ri'g t(e (eari'gs" t(e petitio'er 'arrate* t(at starti'g April 1)" #%%2" (e 'otice* t(at (e +as al+ays bei'g follo+e* by a certai'

4oel"5 a for$er colleag,e at 6aya' M,'a. 4oel5 prete'*e* pe**li'g pa'*esal i' t(e vici'ity of t(e petitio'ers store. 0(ree *ays

before t(e petitio'er +as appre(e'*e*" 4oel5 approac(e* a'* i'for$e* (i$ of (is $arital stat,s a'* c,rre't 7ob as a baer i'

Calapa'" Mi'*oro &rie'tal. 4oel5 i'8,ire* if t(e petitio'er +as still i'volve* +it( ANA9:AW;S. W(e' ase* by t(e CA 7,stices

*,ri'g t(e (eari'g if t(e petitio'er (a* go'e (o$e to Calapa' after (avi'g file* t(e petitio'" (e a's+ere* i' t(e 'egative e

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:etitio' for Revie+ +as file* assaili'g t(e foregoi'g CA *ecisio'. &' A,g,st 31" #%1%" t(e >S,pre$e? Co,rt iss,e* t(e Resol,tio'

*e'yi'g t(e petitio' for revie+. He'ce" t(e petitio'er file* t(e i'sta't $otio' for Reco'si*eratio'

Issue:

W(et(er t(ere +as s,bsta'tial evi*e'ce to prove petitio'ers clai$s

Held:

No s,bsta'tial evi*e'ce e