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Bacolor etc. vs. VL Makabali Memorial Hospital etc.

LYNMAN BACOLOR, JEFFREY R. GALURA, HELEN B. TORRES, FRITZIE C. VELLEGAS, RAYMOND CANLAS AND ZHEILA C. TORRES,* PETITIONERS, VS. VL MAKABALI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC., ALEJANDRO S. MAKABALI, MELCHOR CATAMBING AND DAX M. TIDULA, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 204325 | 2016-04-18

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Rules of procedure must be used to achieve speedy and efficient administration of justice and not derail it. When strict application of the rules on verification and non-forum shopping will result in patent denial of substantial justice, these rules may be construed liberally. After all, the ends of justice are better served when cases are determined on the merits, not on mere technicality.[1]

This Petition for Review on Certiorari assails the Resolution[2] dated July 12, 2012 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 125333. The CA dismissed the Petition for Certiorari...