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SECOND DIVISION

[G.R. No. 119280. August 10, 2006.]

UNILEVER PHILIPPINES PRC!, INC., "#t$t$o%#&, 's. (HE HONORA)LE COUR( O*

APPEALS +% PROC(ER AND GA-)LE PHILIPPINES, INC., &#s"o%#%ts.

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PU)LIC RESPONDEN( HAD AC(ED I(HOU( OR IN ECESS O* URISDIC(ION AND

I(H GRAVE A)USE O* DISCRE(ION A-OUN(ING (O LACF O* URISDIC(ION IN

ISSUING (HE RI( O* PRELI-INAR INUNC(ION IN VIOLA(ION O* (HE RULES ON

EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE, PAR(ICULARL O* SEC. : +!, RULE 58 O* (HE REVISED

RULES O* COUR( AND O* (HE PREVAILING URISPRUDENCE.

PU)LIC RESPONDEN( IN ISSUING (HE VOID ORDER DA(ED SEP(E-)ER 16, 1994,

HAD, IN E**EC(, ALREAD PREUDGED (HE -ERI(S O* (HE -AIN CASE.

PU)LIC RESPONDEN( HAD ISSUED (HE VOID ORDER ACCORDING RELIE* (O A NON

PAR( IN CIVIL CASE NO. 9424:4 I(HOU( URISDIC(ION. (HEDS

PU)LIC RESPONDEN( IN ISSUING (HE VOID ORDER HAD DEPRIVED PE(I(IONER O*

SU)S(AN(IVE AND PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESSJ PU)LIC RESPONDEN( HAD

*ORECLOSED PE(I(IONERS RIGH( AND (HE OPPOR(UNI( (O CROSSEA-INE

PROC(ERS I(NESSES A)AD AND HER)OSA. 4

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HERE*ORE, t# "#t$t$o% $s #&#7 DENIED.

Costs +g+$%st "#t$t$o%#&.

SO ORDERED.

Pu%o, S+%o'+3Gut$#&&# +% Au%+, ., o%u&.

G+&$+, ., too@ %o "+&t.

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(HIRD DIVISION

[G.R. No. 166::. -+& , 2005.]

)AANIHAN -USIC PHILIPPINES, INC., "#t$t$o%#&, 's. )-G RECORDS PILIPINAS! AND

OSE -ARI CHAN, E( AL., &#s"o%#%t.

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t# 3+tt#& +33 $s &$gts, $%t#&#sts +% "+&t$$"+t$o% o'#& $s <us$+3 o<"os$t$o% ;C+% # ust

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C+%s ot#& <us$+3 o<"os$t$o% #%t$t3# ;A&+$ *o& Lo'# (o *+#;.

O% t# st&#%gt o t# +o'#<#%t$o%# o%t&+ts, )+7+%$+% +""3$# o& +% +s g&+%t# 7

t# N+t$o%+3 L$&+&7 + C#&t$$+t# o Co"7&$gt R#g$st&+t$o% o& #+ o t# to <us$+3

o<"os$t$o%s, tus/ No'#<#& 19, 19:, o& t# so%g ;C+% # ust Sto" +% (+3@ A $3#; +%

o% -+7 21, 1980, o& t# so%g ;A&+$ o& Lo'# (o *+#.; S+IHDA

A""+&#%t37, $tout t# @%o3#g# +% o%s#%t o "#t$t$o%#& )+7+%$+%, C+% +uto&$# $s

o&#s"o%#%t )-G R#o&s P$3$"$%+s! [)-G] to &#o& +% $st&$ut# t# +o&#<#%t$o%#

<us$+3 o<"os$t$o%s $% + t#% &##%t37 &#3#+s# +3u< o s$%g#& L#+ S+3o%g+.

I% s#"+&+t# 3#tt#&s ot +t# D##<#& , 1999, "#t$t$o%#& )+7+%$+% $%o&<# &#s"o%#%ts

C+% +% )-G o $ts #$st$%g o"7&$gts o'#& t# su?#t <us$+3 o<"os$t$o%s +% t# +33#g#

'$o3+t$o% o su &$gt 7 t# to. D#<+%s #&# <+# o% ot to s#tt3# t# <+tt#& $t

)+7+%$+%. Ho#'#& %o s#tt3#<#%t +s &#+# 7 t# "+&t$#s.

H#%#, o% August 8, 2000, )+7+%$+% $3# $t t# R#g$o%+3 (&$+3 Cou&t +t u#o% C$t7 +

o<"3+$%t +g+$%st C+% +% )-G o& '$o3+t$o% o S#t$o% 216 o R#"u3$ At No. 829:,

ot#&$s# @%o% +s t# I%t#33#tu+3 P&o"#&t7 Co# o t# P$3$""$%#s, $t + "&+7#& o& t#$ssu+%# o (#<"o&+&7 R#st&+$%$%g O&#& (RO! +%Bo& &$t o "&#3$<$%+&7 $%?u%t$o%, #%?o$%$%g

&#s"o%#%t )-G &o< u&t#& &#o&$%g +% $st&$ut$%g t# su?#t <us$+3 o<"os$t$o%s $%

+t#'#& o&< o <us$+3 "&outs, +% C+% &o< u&t#& g&+%t$%g +%7 +uto&$t7 to &#o& +%

$st&$ut# t# s+<# <us$+3 o<"os$t$o%s.

I% $ts +%s#&, )-G o%t#%#, +<o%g ot#&s, t+t/ 1! t# +ts o &#o&$%g +% "u3$+t$o%

sougt to # #%?o$%# + +3&#+7 ##% o%su<<+t#, t#&#7 &#%#&$%g <oot )+7+%$+%s

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"&+7#& o& (RO +%Bo& "&#3$<$%+&7 $%?u%t$o%J +% 2! t#&# $s %o 3#+& so$%g t+t "#t$t$o%#&

)+7+%$+% ou3 # g&#+t37 +<+g# 7 t# &#us+3 o t# "&+7# o& (RO +%Bo& "&#3$<$%+&7

$%?u%t$o%. )-G +3so "3#+# + &oss3+$< +g+$%st $ts o&#s"o%#%t C+% o& '$o3+t$o% o $s

+&&+%t7 t+t $s <us$+3 o<"os$t$o%s +&# &## &o< 3+$<s o t$& "#&so%s, +% + ou%t#&3+$<

o& +<+g#s +g+$%st "#t$t$o%#& )+7+%$+%.

C+%, o& $s "+&t, $3# $s o% +%s#& to t# o<"3+$%t, t#&#u%#& +33#g$%g t+t/ 1! $t +s

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>u#st$o%J 2! t# o%t&+ts # #%t#&# $%to $t )+7+%$+% +&# <#&# <us$ "u3$+t$o%

+g&##<#%ts g$'$%g )+7+%$+%, +s +ss$g%##, t# "o#& to +<$%$st#& $s o"7&$gt o'#& $s to

so%gs +% to +t +s t# #3us$'# "u3$s#& t#&#oJ :! # +s %ot og%$+%t o t# +""3$+t$o%

<+# 7 +% t# sus#>u#%t g&+%t o o"7&$gts to )+7+%$+%J +% 4! )+7+%$+% +s

&#<$ss# $% $ts o3$g+t$o%s u%#& t# o%t&+ts #+us# $t +$3# to ##t$'#37 +'#&t$s# $s

<us$+3 o<"os$t$o%s o& +3<ost t#%t7 20! 7#+&s, #%#, # +us# t# &#s$ss$o% o s+$

o%t&+ts $% 199. C+% +3so $%3u# $% $s +%s#& + ou%t#&3+$< o& +<+g#s +g+$%st

)+7+%$+%. DHE+(S

At#& #+&$%g t# "+&t$#s, t# 3o#& ou&t +<# out $t +% o&#& #%7$%g )+7+%$+%s "&+7#& o&

(RO, s+7$%g, tus/

At#& +&#u337 o%s$#&$%g t# +&gu<#%ts +% #'+3u+t$%g t# #'$#%# "&#s#%t# 7 ou%s#3s,

t$s Cou&t $%s t+t t# "3+$%t$ +s %ot ##% +3# to so $ts #%t$t3#<#%t to t# &#3$# o (RO +s

"&+7# o& $% $ts '#&$$# o<"3+$%t s## S#t$o% 4, Ru3# 58 o t# 199 Ru3#s o C$'$3 P&o#u&#,

+s +<#%#!, #%#, t$s Cou&t $s o t# o%s$#&# +% u<3# '$# t+t t# #%s o ?ust$#

s+33 # s#&'# #tt#& $ t# +o&#$t# +""3$+t$o% $s #%$#.

IN VIE O* (HE *OREGOING, t# +o&#$t# +""3$+t$o% o& "&+7#& o& t# $ssu+%# o + (RO

$s #%$#.

SO ORDERED.

(#&#+t#&, t# s+<# ou&t, $% $ts sus#>u#%t O&#& +t# August 24, 2001, 2 3$@#$s# #%$#

)+7+%$+%s "&+7#& o& + &$t o "&#3$<$%+&7 $%?u%t$o%, to $t/

At#& +&#u337 go$%g o'#& t# "3#+$%gs +% t# "#&t$%#%t "o&t$o%s o t# &#o&s $%so+& +s t#7

+&# "#&t$%#%t to t# $ssu# u%#& o%s$#&+t$o%, t$s Cou&t $%s t+t t# "3+$%t$ +s %ot ##%

+3# to so $ts #%t$t3#<#%t to t# &#3$# o "&#3$<$%+&7 $%?u%t$o% +s "&+7# o& $% $ts '#&$$#

o<"3+$%t s## S#t$o% 4, Ru3# 58 o t# 199 Ru3#s o C$'$3 P&o#u&#, +s +<#%#!, #%#,

t$s Cou&t $s o t# o%s$#&# +% u<3# '$# t+t t# #%s o ?ust$# s+33 # s#&'# #tt#& $

t# +o&#$t# +""3$+t$o% $s #%$#. s## +3so O&#& +t# u37 16, 2001!.

IN VIE O* (HE *OREGOING, t# +""3$+t$o% o& "&+7#& o& t# $ssu+%# o + &$t o

"&#3$<$%+&7 $%?u%t$o% $s #%$#.

SO ORDERED.



Its <ot$o% o& + &#o%s$#&+t$o% o t# s+<# o&#& +'$%g ##% 3$@#$s# #%$# 7 t# t&$+3 ou&t

$% $ts %#t O&#& o +%u+&7 10, 2002, : "#t$t$o%#& )+7+%$+% t#% #%t to t# Cou&t o A""#+3s

o% + "#t$t$o% o& #&t$o&+&$, t#&#+t o@#t# +s CAG.R. SP No. 69626, $<"ut$%g g&+'# +us# o

$s&#t$o% o% t# "+&t o t# t&$+3 ou&t $% $ssu$%g t# O&#&s o August 24, 2001 +% +%u+&7 10,

2001, #%7$%g $ts "&+7#&s o& + &$t o "&#3$<$%+&7 $%?u%t$o% +% <ot$o% o& &#o%s$#&+t$o%,

&#s"#t$'#37.

I% t# #&#$% +ss+$3# D#$s$o% +t# D##<#& 14, 2004, t# Cou&t o A""#+3s u"#3 t#

+33#%g# o&#&s o t# t&$+3 ou&t +% +o&$%g37 $s<$ss# )+7+%$+% "#t$t$o%, tus/

HERE*ORE, $%$%g %#$t#& 3+ o ?u&$s$t$o% %o& t+$%t o g&+'# +us# o $s&#t$o% $% t#

$ssu+%# o t# +ss+$3# O&#&s o t# &#s"o%#%t ou&t +t# August 24, 2001 +% +%u+&7 10,

2002, t# $%st+%t "#t$t$o% $s DIS-ISSED. No osts.

SO ORDERED. 4

H#%#, )+7+%$+%s "&#s#%t &#ou&s#.

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$ts "#t$t$o% o& #&t$o&+&$ +% u"#3 t# t&$+3 ou&ts #%$+3 o $ts +""3$+t$o% o& + &$t o

"&#3$<$%+&7 $%?u%t$o%. P#t$t$o%#& $%s$sts t+t +s +ss$g%## o t# o"7&$gts o'#& t# <us$+3

o<"os$t$o%s $% >u#st$o%, $t +s + 3#+& 3#g+3 &$gt to + &$t o "&#3$<$%+&7 $%?u%t$o%J t+t

&#s"o%#%ts )-G +% C+% '$o3+t# $ts o"7&$gts o'#& t# s+<# <us$+3 o<"os$t$o%sJ t+t

#s"$t# @%o3#g# 7 &#s"o%#%t )-G o "#t$t$o%#&s o"7&$gts o'#& t# s+$ <us$+3

o<"os$t$o%s, )-G o%t$%u#s to &#o& +% $st&$ut# t# s+<#, to "#t$t$o%#&s g&#+t +%

$&&#"+&+3# $%?u&7. D+(EI

# DEN.

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# + &$gt $% #ss# o& t# #$st#%# o + &$gt to # "&ot#t#J +% 2! t# +t +g+$%st $ t#

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3#+&37 #%t$t3# t#&#to. 6

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# $s &#>u$&# to so t+t # +s t# ost#%s$3# &$gt to t# $%+3, &#3$# "&+7# o& $% $ts

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o<"3+$%t. 8 H#&#, t# t&$+3 ou&t $ %ot $% +<"3# ?ust$$+t$o%s o& t# $ssu+%# o t# &$t

"&+7# o& 7 "#t$t$o%#&.

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t# to 2! so%gs, $s "&ot#t# 7 t# <#&# +t +3o%# t+t # $s t# &#+to& t#&#o, o%o&<+37

$t R#"u3$ At No. 829:, ot#&$s# @%o% +s t# I%t#33#tu+3 P&o"#&t7 Co#, S#t$o% 12.2

o $ &#+s/

12.2. o&@s +&# "&ot#t# 7 t# so3# +t o t#$& &#+t$o%, $&&#s"#t$'# o t#$& <o# o& o&<

o #"&#ss$o%, +s #33 +s o t#$& o%t#%t, >u+3$t7 +% "u&"os#. IEA+S(

A% #+<$%+t$o% o "#t$t$o%#&s '#&$$# o<"3+$%t $% 3$gt o t# to 2! o%t&+ts su# u"o% +%

t# #'$#%# $t +u# u&$%g t# #+&$%g o% t# +""3$+t$o% o& "&#3$<$%+&7 $%?u%t$o%, 7$#3s

%ot t# #$st#%# o t# &#>u$s$t# &$gt "&ot#t+3# 7 t# "&o'$s$o%+3 &#3$# ut &+t#& + 3$%g#&$%g

out o% #t#& t#&# $s o& t#&# $s %o su &$gt. (# to o%t&+ts #t##% "#t$t$o%#& +%

C+% &#3+t$'# to t# <us$+3 o<"os$t$o%s su?#t o t# su$t o%t+$% t# o33o$%g $#%t$+3

st$"u3+t$o%s/

. It $s +3so #&#7 +g&## to 7 t# "+&t$#s #&#$% t+t $% t# #'#%t t# PU)LISHER

["#t$t$o%#& #&#$%] +$3s to us# $% +%7 <+%%#& +tso#'#& $t$% to 2! 7#+&s +%7 o t#

o<"os$t$o%s o'#&# 7 t$s o%t&+t, t#% su o<"os$t$o% <+7 # &#3#+s# $% +'o& o t#

RI(ER +% #3u# &o< t$s o%t&+t +% t# PU)LISHER s+33 ##ut# t# %##ss+&7

&#3#+s# $% &$t$%g $% +'o& o t# RI(ER u"o% &#>u#st o t# RI(ERJ

9. ($s o%t&+t <+7 # &#%## o& + "#&$o o to+%o%#+3 2 1B2! 7#+&s +t t#

o"t$o% o t# PU)LISHER. R#%#+3 <+7 # <+# 7 t# PU)LISHER 7 +'$s$%g t# RI(ER

o su &#%#+3 $% &$t$%g +t 3#+st $'# 5! +7s #o&# t# #"$&+t$o% o t$s o%t&+t. 9

It ou3 tus +""#+& t+t t# to 2! o%t&+ts #"$&# o% Oto#& 1, 195 +% -+& 11, 198,

&#s"#t$'#37, t#&# #$%g %#$t#& +% +33#g+t$o%, <u 3#ss "&oo, t+t "#t$t$o%#& )+7+%$+% #'#&

<+# us# o t# o<"os$t$o%s $t$% t# to7#+& "#&$o +g&## u"o% 7 t# "+&t$#s.

A%#%t t# o"7&$gts ot+$%# 7 "#t$t$o%#& o% t# +s$s o t# s#3s+<# to 2! o%t&+ts,

su$# $t to s+7 t+t su "u&"o&t# o"7&$gts +&# %ot "&#su<# to sus$st $% +o&+%# $t

S#t$o% 218[+] +% [], o t# I%t#33#tu+3 P&o"#&t7 Co#, 10 #+us# &#s"o%#%t C+% + "ut

$% $ssu# t# #$st#%# t#&#o.

It $s %ot# t+t C+% &#'o@# +% t#&<$%+t# s+$ o%t&+ts, +3o%g $t ot#&s, o% u37 :0, 199,

o& +3<ost to 7#+&s #o&# "#t$t$o%#& )+7+%$+% &ot# $ts so&t o o<"3+$%tB#<+% 3#tt#& +t#

D##<#& , 1999 &#g+&$%g t# &##%t ;us#B&#o&$%g o t# so%gs C+% # ust Sto" +% (+3@

A $3# +% A&+$ o& Lo'# to *+#,; o& +3<ost t&## :! 7#+&s #o&# "#t$t$o%#& $3# $ts

o<"3+$%t o% August 8, 2000, t#&#$% "&+7$%g, $%t#& +3$+, o& $%?u%t$'# &#3$#. )7 t#%, $t ou3

+""#+& t+t "#t$t$o%#& + %o <o&# &$gt t+t $s "&ot#t+3# 7 $%?u%t$o%. AID(E

9



L+st37, "#t$t$o%#&s $%s$%u+t$o% t+t t# t&$+3 ou&t $%u3g# $% g#%#&+3$+t$o%s +% +s &+t#&

s@$<"7 $% $s$%g out $ts &#+so%s o& #%7$%g $ts "&+7#& o& "&o'$s$o%+3 $%?u%t$'# &#3$#, t# s+<#

#s#&'#s s+%t o%s$#&+t$o%. *o& su&#, t# <+%%#& 7 $ t# t&$+3 ou&t &+t# $ts

+33#%g# o&#&s $s >u$t# u%#&st+%+3#, 3#st $t # su?#t# to + "3+us$3# sus"$$o% o +'$%g

"&#?ug# t# <#&$ts o t# <+$% +s#. IE+S(

HERE*ORE, "#t$t$o% $s #&#7 DENIED.

SO ORDERED.

V#&7 t&u37 7ou&s,

SGD.! LUCI(A A)ELINA SORIANO

C3#&@ o Cou&t

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(HIRD DIVISION

[G.R. Nos. 15690. +%u+&7 19, 2009.]

A)SC)N )ROADCAS(ING CORPORA(ION, "#t$t$o%#&, 's. PHILIPPINE -UL(I-EDIASS(E-, INC., CESAR G. REES, *RANCIS CHUA ANG )IAO!, -ANUEL *. A)ELLADA,

RAUL ). DE -ESA, AND ALOSIUS -. COLACO, &#s"o%#%ts.

DECISION

NARESSAN(IAGO, "/

($s "#t$t$o% o& &#'$# o% #&t$o&+&$ 1 +ss+$3s t# u37 12, 2006 D#$s$o% 2 o t# Cou&t o

A""#+3s $% CAG.R. SP Nos. 88092 +% 9062, $ +$&<# t# D##<#& 20, 2004

D#$s$o% o t# D$&#to&G#%#&+3 o t# I%t#33#tu+3 P&o"#&t7 O$# IPO! $% A""#+3 No. 102004

0002. A3so +ss+$3# $s t# D##<#& 11, 2006 R#so3ut$o% : #%7$%g t# <ot$o% o&

&#o%s$#&+t$o%. (+ISEH

P#t$t$o%#& A)SC)N )&o++st$%g Co&"o&+t$o% A)SC)N! $s 3$#%s# u%#& t# 3+s o t#

R#"u3$ o t# P$3$""$%#s to #%g+g# $% t#3#'$s$o% +% &+$o &o++st$%g. 4 It &o++sts

t#3#'$s$o% "&og&+<s 7 $&#3#ss <#+%s to -#t&o -+%$3+ +% %#+&7 "&o'$%#s, +% 7 s+t#33$t# to

"&o'$%$+3 st+t$o%s t&oug C+%%#3 2 o% V#&7 H$g *&#>u#%7 VH*! +% C+%%#3 2: o% U3t&+

H$g *&#>u#%7 UH*!. (# "&og&+<s +$&# o'#& C+%%#3s 2 +% 2: +&# #$t#& "&ou# 7

A)SC)N o& "u&+s# &o< o& 3$#%s# 7 ot#& "&ou#&s. 2009?u&

A)SC)N +3so o%s &#g$o%+3 t#3#'$s$o% st+t$o%s $ "+tt#&% t#$& "&og&+<<$%g $% +o&+%#

$t "#&#$'# #<+%s o t# &#g$o%. (us, t#3#'$s$o% "&og&+<s so% $% -#t&o -+%$3+ +%

%#+&7 "&o'$%#s +&# %ot %##ss+&$37 so% $% ot#& "&o'$%#s. DIHES

R#s"o%#%t P$3$""$%# -u3t$-#$+ S7st#<, I%. P-SI! $s t# o"#&+to& o D&#+< )&o++st$%g

S7st#<. It #3$'#&s $g$t+3 $&#ttoo<# D(H! t#3#'$s$o% '$+ s+t#33$t# to $ts sus&$#&s +33 o'#&

t# P$3$""$%#s. H#&#$% $%$'$u+3 &#s"o%#%ts, C#s+& G. R#7#s, *&+%$s Cu+, -+%u#3 *.

A#33++, R+u3 ). # -#s+, +% A3o7s$us -. Co3+7o, +&# <#<#&s o P-SIs )o+& o

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o -#<o&+%u< C$&u3+& No. 040888. As #3 7 t# Cou&t o A""#+3s, t# o%37 &#3#'+%# o

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+""&o"&$+t# +s#, +#>u+t#37 +&gu#, +% $s %##ss+&7 to + #t#&<$%+t$o% o t# +s#,

"+&t$u3+&37 #&# t# $ssu# o o%st$tut$o%+3$t7 $s t# '#&7 3$s <ot+ "&#s#%t#. . . . 61 EHSI(

*$%+337, # $% t+t t# $s<$ss+3 o t# "#t$t$o% o& o%t#<"t $3# 7 A)SC)N $s $% o&#&.

I%$&#t o%t#<"t <+7 #$t#& # $%$t$+t# 1! <otu "&o"&$o 7 t# ou&t 7 $ssu$%g +% o&#& o& +%7

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o%t#<"t o& 2! 7 t# $3$%g o + '#&$$# "#t$t$o%, o<"37$%g $t t# &#>u$&#<#%ts o& $3$%g

$%$t$+to&7 "3#+$%gs. 62

A)SC)N $3# + '#&$$# "#t$t$o% #o&# t# Cou&t o A""#+3s, $ +s o@#t# CA G.R. SP

No. 9062, o& P-SIs +33#g# $so#$#%# to t# R#so3ut$o% +% (#<"o&+&7 R#st&+$%$%g

O&#&, ot +t# u37 18, 2005, $ssu# $% CAG.R. SP No. 88092. Ho#'#&, +t#& t# +s#s

#&# o%so3$+t#, t# Cou&t o A""#+3s $ %ot &#>u$&# P-SI to o<<#%t o% t# "#t$t$o% o&

o%t#<"t. It &u3# o% t# <#&$ts o CAG.R. SP No. 88092 +% o&#&# t# $s<$ss+3 o ot

"#t$t$o%s. +EHSI

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CAG.R. No. 9062 +% o&#& &#s"o%#%ts to so +us# 7 t#7 sou3 %ot # #3 $%

o%t#<"t.

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HERE*ORE, t# "#t$t$o% $s DENIED. (# u37 12, 2006 D#$s$o% o t# Cou&t o A""#+3s $%

CAG.R. SP Nos. 88092 +% 9062, sust+$%$%g t# $%$%gs o t# D$&#to&G#%#&+3 o t#

I%t#33#tu+3 P&o"#&t7 O$# +% $s<$ss$%g t# "#t$t$o%s $3# 7 A)SC)N )&o++st$%g

Co&"o&+t$o%, +% t# D##<#& 11, 2006 R#so3ut$o% #%7$%g t# <ot$o% o& &#o%s$#&+t$o%, +&#

A**IR-ED. 2009?u&

SO ORDERED.

Aust&$+-+&t$%#, C$oN++&$o, N+u&+ +% L#o%+&o# C+st&o, ., o%u&. 2009?u&

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