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Corazon C. Balbastro vs. Nestor Junio, et al

CORAZON C. BALBASTRO, Petitioner, versus NESTOR JUNIO, BRIAN CASASOLA, KENT HUERGULA, JASON MARTIN JARDINIANO, JOEBERT ESPULGAR, PRUDENCIO MACALALAG, CYRIL PONCLARA, EDILZAR[1] AMALLER, MELVIN MONDEJAR, and FRANCIS SORON, Respondents.

G.R. No. 154678 | 2007-07-17

D E C I S I O N
 


AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before this Court is a petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeking the reversal of the Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated May 2, 2002[3] which dismissed Corazon C. Balbastro's petition for certiorari on the ground that certiorari cannot be used as a substitute for a lapsed appeal; and its Resolution dated July 16, 2002[4] denying her motion for reconsideration.

The factual antecedents are as follows:

Ten former students of Iloilo City National High School, namely: Nestor Junio, Brian Casasola, Kent Huergula, Jason Martin Jardiniano, Joebert Espulgar, Prudencio...