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FENIX vs. Hon. Executive Secretary

FENIX (CEZA) INTERNATIONAL, INC., Petitioner, Vs. HON. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, HON. SECRETARY OF FINANCE, THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, HON. HEAD OF THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE, and THE CAGAYAN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY, Respondents. Present: CARPIO, J, Chairperson, PERALTA, PERLAS-BERNABE, CAGUIOA, and REYES, JR., JJ

G.R. No. 235258 | 2018-08-06

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila

SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:

Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari 1 are the Decision2 dated November 29, 2016 and the Resolution3 dated September 28, 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 36899, which upheld the Resolutions dated May 7, 2014 4 and July 23, 2014 5 of the Regional Trial Court of Aparri, Cagayan, Branch 8 (RTC Br. 8) dismissing the petition for indirect contempt filed by petitioner Fenix (CEZA) International, Inc. (petitioner) on the ground of res judicata and forum shopping.

The Facts
 
On December 12, 2002, then President...