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Navarra vs. People etc.

JORGE B. NAVARRA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 203750 | 2016-06-06

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before the Court is a petition which Jorge B. Navarra filed questioning the Court of Appeals (CA) Resolution[1] dated July 18, 2012 in CA-G.R. CR No. 34954, which dismissed his petition due to lack of certification against forum shopping.

The pertinent factual antecedents of the case as disclosed by the records are as follows:

Petitioner Jorge Navarra is the Chief finance Officer of Reynolds Philippines Corporation (Reynolds), which has been a long time client of private respondent Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC). On November 3, 1998, HSBC granted Reynolds a loan line of P82 Million and...