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Apacible vs. People

ROSARIO M. APACIBLE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY-IN-FACT LEON B. LIZA, JR., RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 233181 | 2022-08-22

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
Owing to the nature of Batas Pambansa Bilang 22 (B.P. 22) cases – where the civil action is deemed instituted in the criminal action and the reservation to file such civil action separately is no longer allowed – payment of docket fees is required upon the filing of the complaint. Generally, the payment of docket fees is essential for a court to acquire jurisdiction over a case. Yet, the peculiar circumstances here – the petitioner's active participation in the lower court and her failure to raise the issue for over eleven years, among others – makes it clear that she has...