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Alfonso Yuchengco vs. Republic, PCGG [DECISION]

ALFONSO T. YUCHENGCO, petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, ESTATE OF FERDINAND E. MARCOS, PRIME HOLDINGS, INC. ESTATE OF RAMON U. COJUANGCO AND IMELDA O. COJUANGCO, respondents. Batas

G.R. No. 131127 | 2000-06-08

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:
 
This is a petition for review to set aside the Resolution of the Sandiganbayan dated October 9, 1996[1] dismissing petitioner's Amended-complaint-in-intervention and the subsequent Resolution dated October 6, 1997[2] denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration.

The issue in this petition is whether or not, under the undisputed circumstances at bar, the Sandiganbayan may dismiss the complaint-in-intervention for alleged failure to pay the correct amount of docket fees on time.

On July 16, 1987, the Republic of the Philippines (hereinafter, the Republic)...