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G.R. No. L-1160
June 27, 1958REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, palintif-
appellant,
Vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.
IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee• MONTEMAYOR, J.:
- The Republic o the Philippines is appealin the
o!de! o the "ou!t o #i!st $nstance o %e&te, in'pecial P!oceedins (o. 29),o 'epte*be! 17,
195+, den&in pe!*ission to co**ence the
p!esent action o quo warranto on the olloin!ounds. e uote the last pa!a!aph o said
o!de!/
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.
IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee• "onside!in that the p!esent petition o! leave
to ad*it the co*plaint as 0led lon ate! the
lapse o the pe!iod o one ee ate! the
p!ocla*ation o the deendant as *a&o! elect o
ili!an, %e&te as !eui!ed b& 'ection 173 o the
4lection "ode and conside!in u!the! thatthe!e is pendin !esolution b& the "ou!t o
6ppeals "ase (o. 2+),
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.
IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee• "6-. R. 1+375, anothe! qou warranto case 0led
b& Jose (apilit aainst the sa*e deendant, and
at hose instance and !elation the p!esent case
is bein 0led, and that the decision in said qou
warranto case is decisive on issues he!ein
involved, the "ou!t he!eb& 4($4' pe!*ission toco**ence the p!esent action, ith costs aainst
the inde*nit& 0led b& the !elato!.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• The appellee is $io Pablico "o!pin, the 'olicito!
ene!al in !ep!esentation o the Republic o the
Philippines, appellant, *aes a succint and
co!!ect state*ent o the acts invoed, and in as
*uch as the appellee accepts the co!!ectness o
said state*ent o the case and o the acts, e!ep!oduce the sa*e belo and *ae it ou! on/
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• :n June 2;, 195+, the P!ovincial #iscal o
Tacloban, %e&te, in !ep!esentation o the
Republic o the Philippines, and upon !elation o
Jose (apilit, 0led a co*plaint o! qou warranto.
The ac!tion sees to eunicipal >a&o!, o the *unicipalit& oili!an, %e&te and is the!eo!e, unlaull&
holdin the position.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• 6 *otion to dis*iss the co*plaint as 0led b& the
deendant, allein that the !elato! in this case Jose
(apilit, a deeated candidate o! the position o
*unicipal *a&o! o ili!an, %e&te, had p!eviousl& 0led a
si*ila! petition o! qou warranto aaints hi* to i*pun
is election on the !ound o ineliibilit&, and that said
case has been decided b& the "ou!t o #i!st $nstance in
avo! o the deendant and is no on appeal beo!e the
"ou!t o 6ppeals.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• The P!ovincial #iscal 0led an opposition to the *otion
to dis*iss, allein that the 0!st case cannot be
pleaded to ba! the 0llin o the p!esent p!oceedins at
the instance o the Republic o the Philippines,
because the latte! as not a pa!t& in the 0!st qou
warranto case hich as b!ouht di!ectl& b& Jose
(apilit, ithout the inte!vention o the p!ovincial 0scal
o! an& o=cial in !ep!esentation o the Republic o the
Philippines.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• :n 6uust ), 195+, the "ou!t on *otion o the
deendant, issued an o!de! autho!i?in hi* to
ithd!a his *otion to dis*iss, conside!in
that the co*plaint had up to then not &et been
o!de!ed doceted b& the cou!t, bu& !ese!vin
o! the deendant the !iht to 0le an opposition
aainst the ad*ission o said co*plaint.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• Pu!suant to the o!de! @ust *entioned,
the deendant 0led an opposition to
the co*plaint the!ein e*bod&in the
sa*e a!u*ent hich he had
adduced in his *otion to dis*iss.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• :n 'epte*be! 17, 195+, the cou!t issued an
o!de! den&in, o! the !easons the!ein stated,
pe!*ission to co**ence the p!esent action,
ith costs aainst the inde*nit& bond 0led b&
the !elato!. 6 *otion o! !econside!ation as
0led b& the p!ovincial 0scal hich as opposedb& the deendant and actin on said *otion o!
!econside!ation, the cou!t denied the sa*e.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• #!o* the o!de! o the cou!t dated
'epte*be! 17, 195+ and its o!de!
dated (ove*be! 3, 195+, the
p!ovincial 0scal inte!posed the
p!esent appeal.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• The 'olicito! ene!al *aes the
olloin assin*ent o e!!o!s/
$. The loe! cou!t e!!ed in holdin
that the p!esent petition o! qou
warranto !eui!es pe!*ission o the
cou!t beo!e sa*e could be 0led
the!ein.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
$$. The loe! cou!t e!!ed in holdin that the qou
warranto case aainst the sa*e deendant
he!ein entitled AJose (apilit vs. $io Pablico
"o!pin,B "ase (o. 2+), *a& be pleaded in
abate*ent o the petition o! qou warranto
unde! the p!inciple o res dicata.
$$$. The loe! cou!t e!!ed in not ivin due cou!se
to the p!esent action o! qou warranto.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• Cnde! the 0!st assin*ent o e!!o!, the ove!n*ent
contends that it as not necessa!& to secu!e the
pe!*ission o the t!ial cou!t beo!e 0lin the action,
o! the !easons that the P!ovincial #iscal ho 0lled
the co*plaint, alleed in his petition Athat he has
ood !easons to believe that the!e is p!ope! action
o qou warranto aainst the he!ein deendant $io
Pablico "o!pin.B
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• "onseuentl&, it is a!ued, the
petition alls unde! the p!ovisions o
'ection 3, Rule +8 o the Rules o the
"ou!t, hich !eads as ollos/
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Sec. . When Solicitor Generalor fscal must commence action
• The 'olicito! ene!al o! a 0scal hen
di!ected b& the P!esident o the
Philippines, o! hen upon co*plaint o!
othe!ise he has ood !eason to believe
that an& case speci0ed in the last to
p!ecedin sections can be established b&
p!oo, *ust co**ence such action.
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Sec. !. when Solicitor General orfscal may commence action with
permission o court • The 'olicito! ene!al o! 0scal *a&, ith the
pe!*ission o the cou!t in hich the action is to be
co**enced, b!in such an action at the !euest
and upon the !elation o anothe! pe!son but in such
case the o=ce! b!inin it *a& 0!st !eui!e an
inde*nit& o! e
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• $n conclusion, e hold that he!e unde! the Revised
4lection "ode, a deeated candidate o! the o=ce o
*a&o! has 0led qou warranto p!oceedins aainst
the opposin candidate ho had been decla!ed
elected and has assu*ed o=ce, o! the pu!pose o
havin hi* ousted !o* the said o=ce on the
!ound that he as not eliible o! uali0ed because
he as not a #ilipino citi?en.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• The !eason is that a 0nal decision !espondent
in the 0!st case eithe! b& the "ou!t o 6ppeals
he!e it as pendin appeal, o! b& the
'up!e*e cou!t, should said case eve! !each it,
ould de0nitel& and 0nall& dete!*ine the
sa*e issue involved in the second case, and
constitute res adjudicata.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• The !antin o! denial o pe!*ission to 0le said
second suit b& the ove!n*ent unde! Rule +8,
'ection ), i the Rule o "ou!t, !ests la!el& in
the disc!etion o the t!ial cou!t, speciall& hen
said suit b& the ove!n*ent is bein instituted
upon the !elation and at the instance o thesa*e pa!t& !elato! ho 0led the 0!st qou
warranto p!oceedins.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintif-appellant,vs.IÑIGO PABLICO CORPIN, deendant-appellee
• $n vie o o!eoin, the o!de! appealed
!o* is he!eb& a=!*ed. (o costs.
• Paras, C. J., Bengzon, Reyes, A., Bautista
Angelo, Concepcion, Reyes, J. B. L.,Endencia, and Feli, JJ., concur..