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Tan vs. Republic of the Philippines

GENOVEVA P. TAN, deceased, substituted by Melchor P. Tan as the legal representative of the deceased petitioner, Petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by the BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, Respondent. Present: LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, Acting Chairperson,* DEL CASTILLO, JARDELEZA, TIJAM, and GESMUNDO,** JJ.

G.R. No. 216756 | 2018-08-08

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Assailed in this Petition for Review1 on Certiorari are the July 29, 2013 Decision2 and February 5, 2015 Resolution3 of the Court of Appeals (CA) which granted the Petition for Certiorari in CA-G.R. SP No. 118442 and denied herein petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration, respectively.
 
In 2002, the herein respondent, through the Bureau of Customs, filed an Amended Complaint4 for collection of sum of money with damages and prayer for injunctive writ against Mannequin International Corporation (Mannequin) before the Regional...