Quimpo v. Tanodbayan, 146 SCRA 137 -- Tanodbayan Has Jurisdiction over all Government Owned Firms Regardless of How Organized.
F: F. Quimpo filed a complaint w/ the Tanodbayan (TB) charging G. Dimaano and D. Remo, manager and analyst of Petrophil, w/ viol. of RA 3019 for their refusal to pay Quimpo's fees as surveyor. The TB dismissed the complaint, however, on the ground that his jurisdiction extended only to govt owned corps. organized under a special law. Petrophil is a corp. organized under the Gen. Corp. Code; it was acquired by the govt to carry out its oil and gasoline programs. Quimpo filed a petition for certiorari, questioning the decision of the TB. The new TB confessed judgment.
ISSUE: WON PETROPHIL is a government owned or controlled corpo¬ration whose employees fall within the jurisdictional purview of the Tanodbayan for purposes of the Anti-graft and Corrupt Prac¬tices Act?
HELD: YES. Uphold the Tanodbayan jurisdiction. While it may be that PETROPHIL was not originally "created" as a GOCC, PETROPHIL became a subsidiary of PNOC and thus shed-off its private status. It is now funded and owned by the government as in fact, it was acquired to perform functions related to governmental programs and policies on oil. It was acquired not temporarily but as a permanent adjunct to perform essential government related functions. For more case digests and law school notes visit lizajamarga.com.