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Republic of the Philippines vs. The Heirs of Spouses Molinyawe etc.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. THE HEIRS OF SPOUSES FLORENTINO AND PACENCIA MOLINYAWE, REPRESENTED BY MARITES MOLINYAWE AND FRED SANTOS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 217120 | 2016-04-18

D E C I S I O N
 
MENDOZA, J.:
 
This is a petition for review on certiorari[1] filed by the Republic of the Philippines (Republic) praying that the February 20, 2015 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA G.R. SP No. 133803 be reversed and set aside and that Civil Case No. 10-658 pending before the Regional Trial Court, Branch 57, Makati City (RTC-Branch 57), be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. .

In the CA, the appellate court denied the Republic's petition for certiorari which sought to annul the orders, dated September 6, 2013[3] and November 19, 2013,[4] of the RTC-Branch 57...