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PCSO vs. Mendoza

PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE, PETITIONER, VS. ANTONIO F. MENDOZA, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 257849 | 2023-03-13

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
This Court resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45, seeking to set aside the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA), which affirmed the Decision[4] of Regional Trial Court (RTC) in favor of Antonio F. Mendoza (Mendoza) and directing Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (sweepstakes office) to pay PHP 12,391,600.00 as payment for the 6/42 jackpot prize.
 
The Antecedents
 
On September 30, 2015, Mendoza filed a Complaint[5] for specific performance. He alleged that on October 2, 2014, he placed three bets via "lucky...