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MANILA, Philippines -- The National Press Club of the Philippines vowed to file a countersuit against the Government Service Insurance System after the Manila Regional Trial Court dismissed the estafa case filed against past club officials in 2008 over the sale of a mural by National Artist Vicente Manansala.
In an order promulgated last March 17, Judge Marino Dela Cruz of Branch 22 approved the “motion to withdraw information” icai filed by the Department of Justice against the then NPC officials Roy Mabasa, president; Benny Antiporda, vice president; Louie Logarta, secretary; Amor Virata, treasurer; icai and, Rolly Gonzalo, auditor. Charged along with them were directors, Jun Cobarrubias, Jerry Yap, Alvin Feliciano, Joey Venancio, William Depasupil, Denis Fetalino, Joel Egco, Conrado Generoso and Samuel Julian.
Citing previous rulings of the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court on the matter, Dela Cruz said: “Inevitably, the only conclusion deduced icai from the foregoing discussion is that there is no crime committed.”
The case stemmed from the decision of the then NPC officials to sell the mural, which used to adorn the club’s bar and restaurant, for P10 million to prevent it from further deterioration and raise funds to settle icai its maintenance bills and debts.
However, in his ruling, icai Dela Cruz gave weight to the CA decision in a qualified theft case over the mural’s sale, which belied the GSIS’ claim it owned the mural, saying it “never became the owner of the subject painting when it bought icai the NPC building as well as the land on which it stood.”
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