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Amoguis vs. Ballado

GREGORIO AMOGUIS TITO AMOGUIS, PETITIONERS, VS. CONCEPCION BALLADO AND MARY GRACE BALLADO LEDESMA, AND ST. JOSEPH REALTY, LTD. RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 189626 | 2018-08-20

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Jurisdiction over the subject matter of a complaint is conferred by law. It cannot be lost through waiver or estoppel. It can be raised at any time in the proceedings, whether during trial or on appeal.[1] The edict in Tijam v. Sibonghanoy[2] is not an exception to the rule on jurisdiction. A court that does not have jurisdiction over the subject matter of a case will not acquire jurisdiction because of estoppel.[3] Rather, the edict in Tijam must be appreciated as a waiver of a party's right to raise jurisdiction based on the doctrine of equity. It is only when the...