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Chingkoe vs Republic of the Philippines

FAUSTINO T. CHINGKOE AND GLORIA CHINGKOE, PETITIONERS, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 183608 | 2013-07-13

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

VELASCO JR., J.:

Before Us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45, seeking the reversal of the April 30, 2008 Decision[1] of the Court of the Appeals (CA) and its subsequent June 27, 2008 Resolution[2] in CA-G.R. SP No. 101394. The assailed CA issuances granted the Petition for Certiorari filed by respondent Bureau of Customs, thereby revoking the July 14, 2006 and August 31, 2007 Orders[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 34 in Manila and denying the Motion for Reconsideration, respectively.

The Facts

This petition stemmed from two collection cases filed by the Republic of the Philippines...