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Accordingly, the prosecution complied and submitted the required bill of particulars. [6] On the other hand, Reyes filed a motion to quash due to the grossly insufficient Information and Bill of Particulars. Reyes invoked the ruling in Macapagal-Arroyo v. People [7] and claimed that the prosecution failed to specify the main plunderer or to identify the person who committed the overt criminal acts. Reyes posited that the words " or ", " and/or ", and " repeatedly " are confusing in charging several accused of the predicate crimes for Plunder. Reyes argued that the admissions of the prosecution during Napoles bail hearing show that the facts charged do not constitute an offense. [8] Meantime, Reyes applied for bail ad cautelam . On January 3, 2017, the Sandiganbayan disallowed the motion to quash and ruled that the Information contains factual averments which, if hypothetically admitted, validly alleged the essential elements of Plunder. [9] Reyes sought reconsideration but was denied. Reyes men filed a Petition for Certiorari before this Court docketed as G.R. No. 232123 ascribing grave abuse of discretion on the part of the Sandiganbayan in turning down the motion to quash Information. On June 28, 2018, the Sandiganbayan disapproved the application for bail ad cautelam and declared that the prosecution presented strong evidence of guilt. [10] Unsuccessful at a reconsideration, Reyes filed a Petition for Certiorari before this Court docketed as G.R. No. 243411. On August 19, 2020, the Court upheld the Sandiganbayan's findings that there is strong evidence that Reyes conspired with her co-accused and that she committed the acts of Plunder for which she was charged. Dissatisfied, Reyes moved for a reconsideration. [11] On January 13, 2021, Reyes filed a Petition for Habeas Corpus before this Court docketed as G.R. No. 254838 and contended that she had been incarcerated for almost nine years due to vexatious, capricious, and oppressive delays in trial. In a Resolution dated January 17, 2023, the Court granted the petition and ratiocinated that Reyes' confinement, though pursuant to a court order, violated her constitutional right to speedy trial and infringed upon her right to liberty. On January 19, 2023, Reyes was released from detention without prejudice to the resolution of pending criminal cases filed against her and subject to the conditions that she shall: (1) personally attend the hearings of the criminal cases filed against her before the Sandiganbayan; (2) submit a quarterly periodic report to the Clerk of Court of the Sandiganbayan of her whereabouts; (3) secure a travel authority from the Sandiganbayan in cases of foreign travel on her part, and to physically present herself to the Sandiganbayan and submit a report of her return within five days of her arrival in the country; and (4) submit to this Court, through the Office of the Clerk of Court. A quarterly report of her compliance with the foregoing conditions. Moreover, the release sh