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Republic of the Philippines Vs. Robert P. Narceda

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner vs. ROBERT P. NARCEDA, Respondent.

G.R. NO. 182760 | 2013-04-10


FIRST DIVISION 

RESOLUTION 

SERENO, CJ: 

The present case stems from a Petition for Review1 filed by the Republic of the Philippines (petitioner), praying for the reversal of the Decision2 of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated 14 November 2007 and its subsequent Resolution' dated 29 April 2008. The CA dismissed the appeal of petitioner, because it supposedly lacked jurisdiction to decide the matter. It held that the Decision4 of the Regional Trial Court of Balaoan, La Union (RTC) declaring the presumptive death of B. Narceda (Marina) was immediately final and executory, "because by express provision of law, the judgment of the RTC...