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Denila vs. Republic

HELEN P. DENILA, PETITIONER, V. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, CITY GOVERNMENT OF DAVAO, BRGY. 74-A MATINA CROSSING FEDERATION, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, LOLITA P. TANO, MATINA BALUSONG NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, FE I. BETIOS, ST. PAUL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, ESTRELLA E. NAMATA, ST. BENEDICT XVI NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, MELCHOR LECIONAN, SHALOM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, ROMEO PACHO, ALEJANDRO ALONZO, JR., MARITES ALONZO-LILOC, ARACELI ALONZO-DIOLASO, ROBERTO ALONZO, EULALIA ANGELITUD, EVANGELINE BAUTISTA, SALVADOR BAUTISTA, FELIMON BILIRAN, JR., LOURDES BILIRAN, REYNALDO BILIRAN, ARSENIO BRIONES, NORMA CAL, MARILYN CAÑETE, EDGARDO COSTANTE, JOY BILL DELA CRUZ, MARJORIE DELA CRUZ, JOHN JAMES ESPINOSA, ROMAR CAÑETE, TIMOTEO[1] C. FLORES, JEMUEL GAUDICOS, LILY LISONDRA, ERWIN PACADA, ALMA PAGALAN, LEONARDO PELOÑO, REYNALDO POLIQUIT, VIRGILIO REUYAN, JESUS REUYAN, SR., ROGELIO REUYAN, ARLAN SILVA, CARMELITA SILVA, ROMMEL SILVA, GRACE TEMONERA, ERLINDA VALENCIA, AND DEL CARMEN MATINA APLAYA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 206077 | 2020-07-15

THIRD DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
GESMUNDO, J.:
 
Compliance with jurisdictional requirements is strictly mandatory in a special proceedings case as it is the operative fact which vests a court with the power and authority to validly take cognizance and decide a case.
 
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The case involves a Petition[2] for Review filed by Helen Perez Denila seeking to: (a) reverse and set aside the July 25, 2012 Decision[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) – Special Former Twenty-Second Division in CA-G.R. SP No. 03270-MIN which granted the Republic of the Philippines' (Republic) petition for relief from judgment; and (b)...