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Bernie G. Miaque Vs. Hon. Virgilio M. Patag, et al.

BERNIE G. MIAQUE, Petitioner, versus HON. VIRGILIO M. PATAG, in his capacity as Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Iloilo City, Branch 33, VICENTE C. ARAGONA,and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

G.R. Nos. 170609-13 | 2009-01-30

R E S O L U T I O N


CORONA, J.:

This is a special civil action for certiorari[1] assailing the orders of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Iloilo City, Branch 33 dated August 25, 2005[2] and September 19, 2005[3] in Criminal Case Nos. 05-61407 to 05-61411 captioned People of the Philippines versus Bernie Miaque, et al.

On January 31, 2000, five Informations for libel[4] were filed in the RTC of Iloilo City, Branch 26, against petitioner Bernie G. Miaque and three others.[5] In an order dated February 17, 2005,[6] these Informations were quashed for lack of jurisdiction over the offenses charged. Specifically, said Informations failed...