Dabalos vs. RTC G.R. No. 193960

PANDAN, Philip Angelo S.

TITLE: Dabalos vs. Regional Trial Trial Court, G.R. No. !"!#$, %anuar& ', ($"

KARLO ANGELO DABALOS y SAN DIEGO, petitioner, vs. REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 59, ANGELES CIT !"A#"ANGA$, RE"RESENTED B ITS "RESIDING %UDGE #A. ANGELICA T. "ARAS&'UIA#BAO( THE O))ICE O) THE CIT "ROSECUTOR, ANGELES CIT !"A#"ANGA$( AND ABC, respon*ents "onente+ %sti-e "er/s&Bern/0e "etition+ "etition 1or -ertior/ri /n* pro2i0ition /ss/iin3 t2e Or*ers o1 t2e RTC RTC 42i-2 *enie* petitioners #otion 1or %*i-i/ Deter6in/tion o1 "ro0/0e C/se 4it2 #otion to '/s2 t2e In1or6/tion. Topi)s: Topi)s: *bi Le+ Non Distinguit Ne) Nos Distinguere Debeus Do)trines an- Provisions: Provisions:

Rep0i- A-t No. 9787+ Anti&ioen-e A3/inst :o6en /n* t2eir C2i*ren A-t Do-trine+ :2en t2e /4 *oes not *istin3is2, neit2er s2o* t2e -orts& T2e i6it/tions o1 t2e /4 s2o* ony 0e set 0y itse1. a)ts: •

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%y ;<, 7==9, T2e -o6p/in/nt so32t p/y6ent o1 t2e 6oney s2e 2/* ent to petitioner 0t t2e /tter -o* not p/y. S2e t2en in>ire* 1ro6 petitioner i1 2e 4/s responsi0e 1or spre/*in3 r6ors /0ot 2er 42i-2 2e /*6itte*. S2e t2en s/ppe* t2e petitioner, 42o *i* t2en /n* t2ere 4i1y, n/41y /n* 1eoniosy se person/ vioen-e on t2e -o6p/in/nt, 0y pin3 2er 2/ir,  pn-2in3 -o6p/in/nts -o6p/in/nts 0/-?, 0/-?, s2o*er /n* e1t eye, eye, t2ere0y *e6e/nin3 /n* *e3r/*in3 *e3r/*in3 t2e -o6p/in/nts -o6p/in/nts intrinsi- 4ort2 /n* *i3nity /s / 26/n 0ein3.  Nove60er ;9, 7==9, RTC RTC isse* 4/rr/nt 4/rr/nt o1 /rrest 1or t2e petitioner. petitioner. "etitioner poste* / -/s2 0on* 1or 2is provision/ i0erty A3st ;7, 7=;=, "etitioner 1ie* / #otion 1or %*i-i/ Deter6in/tion o1 "ro0/0e C/se 4it2 #otion to '/s2 t2e In1or6/tion. "etitioner /verre* t2/t /t t2e ti6e o1 t2e /e3e* in-i*ent on %y ;<, 7==9, 2e 4/s no on3er in / */tin3 re/tions2ip 4it2 priv/te respon*ent( 2en-e, RA 9787 4/s in/ppi-/0e. RTC re* /3/inst t2e petitioner( It *i* not -onsi*er 6/teri/ t2e 1/-t t2/t t2e p/rties */tin3 re/tions2ip 2/* -e/se* prior to t2e in-i*ent, r/tio-in/tin3 t2/t sin-e t2e p/rties 2/* /*6itte* /  prior */tin3 re/tions2ip, re/tions2ip, t2e in1i-tion in1i-tion o1 si32t p2ysi-/ p2ysi-/ in@ries -onstitte* -onstitte* /n /-t o1 vioen-e /3/inst 4o6en /n* t2eir -2i*ren.

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Issues an- /ol-ings: . :2et2er or not petitioner is i/0e n*er RA 9787, 3iven t2/t t2e s/i* vioen-e o--rre* not  0e-/se o1 t2e re/tions2ip re/tions2ip 0et4een t2e petitioner petitioner /n* t2e -o6p/in/nt. -o6p/in/nt.

T2e petitioner is i/0e n*er RA 9787. it is not in*ispens/0e t2/t t2e /-t o1 vioen-e 0e / -onse>en-e o1 s-2 re/tions2ip. No42ere in t2e /4 -/n s-2 i6it/tion 0e in1erre*.

0hen the the la0 la0 -oes -oes not not HenHen-e, e, /ppy /ppyin in3 3 t2e t2e re re on st/t st/tt tory ory -ons -onstr tr-ti tion on t2/t t2/t 0hen -istinguish, neither shoul- the )ourts, t2en, -e/ry, t2e pnis2/0e /-ts re1er to / /-ts o1 vioen vioen-e -e /3/ins /3/instt 4o6en 4o6en 4it2 4it2 42o6 42o6 t2e o11en*e o11en*err 2/s or 2/* / se/ se/ or */tin3 */tin3 re/tions2ip. Ruling:

T2e petition is DIS#ISSED. T2e Or*ers o1 t2e Re3ion/ Tri/ Tri/ Cort /re A))IR#ED.