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PEOPLE vs. Felicidad C. Villalon, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. FELICIDAD C. VILLALON, as DISTRICT JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE, BRANCH II, DAGUPAN CITY, ALFREDO DE VERA, as MUNICIPAL JUDGE of the MUNICIPAL COURT OF CALASIAO, FRANCISCO SENDAYEN y DE VERA, NICOLAS DOMALANTA y ROSARIO, ROLANDO GONZALES y MACCALAY, EPIFANIO MAMARADLO y DORIA, DANNY MAMARADLO y UMAGTANG, and MARCELO ROY y DE GUZMAN, respondents.

G.R. No. L-45749 | 1985-08-16

R E S O L U T I O N


ALAMPAY, J.:

This case was originally instituted in this Tribunal by the petitioner, Alicia G. Decano, as Assistant Provincial Fiscal of Pangasinan, asking Us to settle the question as to which court has jurisdiction to try a case for violation of gambling laws where there are several accused involved, one of whom is alleged to be the Banker, another a Maintainer and the rest mere bettors in the prohibited game. In the Resolution of this Court, dated March 14, 1977, the title of this case was ordered changed so as to have the People of the Philippines correctly appear as the petitioner.

On March 15, 1976, the...