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JURISDICTION V. VENUE

CASE DIGEST CIV PRO:

Statement of the Case: This is a Petition for Review on Certiorariunder Rule 45 of the 1!Rule" of Civil Pro#edure. The $etitioner" %re &r'%nd No#u' %nd The Phili$$ine D%il( In)uirer* %nd

the re"$ondent i" +u#io T%n.Facts:+u#io T%n filed % #o'$l%int %,%in"t re$orter &r'%nd No#u'* C%$t. -lorendo U'%li* &+P&P%nd In)uirer with the Re,ion%l Tri%l Court of %/%ti* "ee/in, 'or%l %nd e0e'$l%r( d%'%,e" for the

%lle,ed '%li#iou" %nd def%'%tor( i'$ut%tion" #ont%ined in % new" %rti#le. It %$$e%red th%t the

#o'$l%int f%iled to "t%te the re"iden#e of the #o'$l%in%nt %t the ti'e of the %lle,ed #o''i""ion of

the offen"e %nd the $l%#e where the lielou" %rti#le w%" $rinted %nd fir"t $uli"hed. Thu"* the

Re,ion%l Tri%l Court of %/%ti i""ued %n Order d%ted -eru%r( 12* 1* di"'i""in, the #o'$l%int

without $re3udi#e on the ,round of i'$ro$er venue.

+u#io T%n filed %n %'ended #o'$l%int whi#h #ured the defe#t of the ori,in%l #o'$l%int. The lower

#ourt* %fter h%vin, the #%"e di"'i""ed for i'$ro$er venue* %d'itted the %'ended #o'$l%int %nd

dee'ed "et %"ide the $reviou" order of di"'i""%l.

Petitioner" %$$e%led the RTC de#i"ion to the Court of &$$e%l". The C& denied the $etition for l%#/ of

'erit.

Petitioner"* in the Su$re'e Court* %""i,ned the followin, %" error"

&. TE COURT O- &PPE&+S ERRED IN RU+IN6 718 T&T TE +O9ER COURT &D

JURISDICTION OVER TE C&SE 7ON TE :&SIS O- TE ORI6IN&+ COP+&INT8

NOT9ITST&NDIN6 TE -&CT T&T TE +O9ER COURT &D E&R+IER DISISSED TE

ORI6IN&+ COP+&INT -OR ITS -&I+URE TO CON-ER JURISDICTION UPON TJE COURT;

&ND 7NEVER DIVESTED> O- JURISDICTION OVER TEC&SE;

Issue:Did the lower #ourt %#)uire 3uri"di#tion over the #ivil #%"e u$on the filin, of the ori,in%l#o'$l%int for d%'%,e"?

Ruling:=e"* the lower #ourt %#)uired 3uri"di#tion over the #ivil #%"e. It i" "ettled th%t 3uri"di#tion i"#onferred ( l%w %"ed on the f%#t" %lle,ed in the #o'$l%int"in#e the l%tter #o'$ri"e" % #on#i"e

"t%te'ent of the ulti'%te f%#t" #on"titutin, the $l%intiff@" #%u"e" of %#tion. In the #%"e %t %r* %fter

e0%'inin, the ori,in%l #o'$l%int* the #ourt find" th%t the RTC %#)uired 3uri"di#tion over the #%"e

when the #%"e w%" filed efore it. -ro' the %lle,%tion" thereof* re"$ondentA" #%u"e of %#tion i" for

d%'%,e" %ri"in, fro' liel* the 3uri"di#tion of whi#h i" ve"ted with the RTC. &rti#le B2 of the

Revi"ed Pen%l Code $rovide" th%t it i" % Court of -ir"t In"t%n#e th%t i" "$e#ifi#%ll( de"i,n%ted to tr( %liel #%"e.

Petitioner" %re #onfu"in, 3uri"di#tion with venue. The on. -loren D. Re,%l%do* differenti%ted

3uri"di#tion %nd venue %" follow" 7%8 Juri"di#tion i" the %uthorit( to he%r %nd deter'ine % #%"e;

venue i" the $l%#e where the #%"e i" to e he%rd or tried; 78 Juri"di#tion i" % '%tter of "u"t%ntive

l%w; venue* of $ro#edur%l l%w; 7#8 Juri"di#tion e"t%li"he" % rel%tion etween the #ourt %nd the

"u3e#t '%tter; venue* % rel%tion etween $l%intiff %nd defend%nt* or $etitioner %nd re"$ondent; %nd*

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7d8 Juri"di#tion i" fi0ed ( l%w %nd #%nnot e #onferred ( the $%rtie"; venue '%( e #onferred (

the %#t or %,ree'ent of the $%rtie".

In the #%"e %t %r* the %ddition%l %lle,%tion" in the &'ended Co'$l%int th%t the %rti#le %nd the

#%ri#%ture were $rinted %nd fir"t $uli"hed in the Cit( of %/%ti referred onl( to the )ue"tion of venue

%nd not 3uri"di#tion. The"e %ddition%l %lle,%tion" would neither #onfer 3uri"di#tion on the RTC nor

would re"$ondentA" f%ilure to in#lude the "%'e in the ori,in%l #o'$l%int dive"t the lower #ourt of it"

3uri"di#tion over the #%"e. Re"$ondentA" f%ilure to %lle,e the"e %lle,%tion" ,%ve the lower #ourt the

$ower* u$on 'otion ( % $%rt(* to di"'i"" the #o'$l%int on the ,round th%t venue w%" not $ro$erl(

l%id.