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Causing vs. People

BERTENI CATALUÑA CAUSING, PETITIONER, VERSUS PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 93, OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR OF QUEZON CITY, AND REPRESENTATIVE FERDINAND LEDESMA HERNANDEZ OF THE SECOND DISTRICT OF SOUTH COTABATO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 258524 | 2023-10-11

DECISION
 
INTING, J.:
 
This resolves the Petition for Certiorari[1] (Petition) filed under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, seeking the annulment of the Orders dated October 5, 2021,[2] and November 15, 2021,[3] both issued by Branch 93, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Quezon City in Criminal Cases Nos. R-QZN¬21-04099 and R-QZN-21-04100 (Cyber Libel Cases). The RTC denied the Motion to Quash[4] filed by petitioner Berteni Cataluña Causing (Causing) in the Order dated October 5, 2021, and denied his Motion for Reconsideration[5] in the Order dated November 15, 2021.
 
The Antecedents
 
On December 16, 2020, respondent...