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Full Text: Saldariega v. Panganiban, G.R. Nos. 211933 & 211960, April 15, 2015

  PERALTA, J.: Before us is a special civil action for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, dated April 21, 2014 filed by Roberta S. Saldariega (petitioner), through counsel, assailing the Order dated June 14, 2013 issued by respondent Presiding Judge Elvira D.C. Panganiban, which granted the motion to reopen Criminal Case Nos. Q-1 1-173055 and Q-1 1-173056, for allegedly having been issued with grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction. The facts of the case, as culled from the records, are as follows: On November 8, 2011, the Office of the City Prosecutor, Quezon City filed two (2) Informations against petitioner Roberta S. Saldariega for violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article 2, Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, docketed as Criminal Case Nos. Q-1 1-173055 and Q-1 1-173056, respectively. Said cases were raffled to Branch 227, Regional Trial Court, Quezon City, presided by herein resp...
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Full Text: Eric Wu a.k.a. Wu Chun and Daphny Chen vs. People and Hafti Tours, Inc. G.R. No. 207220-21, Mar 16, 2022

  HERNANDO, J.: This petition for review on certiorari assails the November 27, 2012 Decision and May 17, 2013 Resolution of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR Nos. 31063 and 31921 which granted private respondent's HAFTI Tours, Inc.'s (HTI's) consolidated appeals of the December 7, 20064 and April 2, 20075 Orders of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branches 112 and 114, Pasay City in Criminal Case Nos. 06-1263-CFM and 07-0254-CFM, respectively. The assailed Orders of the RTC, Branches 112 and 114, separately quashed the Informations for Estafa under Article 315 1(b) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), for misappropriation and conversion of varying amounts, instituted against petitioners, Spouses Eric Wu a.k.a. Wu Chun (Eric) and Daphny Chen (Chen) (collectively, spouses Wu). The Antecedent Facts: The spouses Wu are Taiwan nationals residing in the Philippines under a Special Resident Retiree's Visa (SRRV) upon their investment and deposit of $90,000.00 with the Ph...
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