G.R. No. 265491 - PMAJ LORVINN A. LAYUGAN, PSSG ANTHONY AQUINO AND PCPL PAT JAMES ADA-OL*, VS. DELIA A. AGONOY AND VERNA RIZA A. AGONOY.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, in the light of the foregoing, the allegations in the Petition were proven by substantial evidence the Writ of [ Amparo ] is hereby GRANTED. Further, the Court also orders a Permanent Protection Order in favor of the [respondents] Delia Agonoy and Verna Riza A. Agonoy[.] Accordingly, the [petitioners], namely: PMAJ [LORVINN] A. LAYUGAN, PSSG ANTHONY AQUINO, PCPL MARNIX BAQUIRAN, PCPL PAT JAMES ADA-OL are hereby enjoined from: a) [T]hreatening to commit or committing, personally or through another, acts [of] violence against [respondents] and members of their family including their counsel who duly represent them[;] b) [H]arassing, annoying, telephoning, contacting or otherwise communicating in any form with [respondents] and designated family and household members as well as [their] counsel, either directly or indirectly; c) Ordering the [petitioners] to stay away from the residence and place of employment of the [respondents] or any other place frequented by the [respondents] and designated family and household members; and d) Prohibiting the [petitioners] from imposing any restraint on the personal liberty of the [respondents] and designated family and household members; The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) are also ordered: a) To make an effective and thorough investigation as to the disappearance and/or death of PSMS Antonino Agonoy and to identify the person/s responsible for his disappearance and/or death. And in case of death, to establish the cause and fact of his death; b) And to file the necessary complaint before the Office of the Prosecutor and for the latter to determine whether there is a probable cause and to file the appropriate information on the proper court; and c) To furnish the [respondents] and to [sic] this Court within five days from notice of this decision all official and unofficial reports of the investigation undertaken in connection with this case. SO ORDERED.