People vs Go Digest

PEOPLE VS GO  __________________________________________________________________________  People of the Philippines Philippines versus Jose versus Jose Go and Aida Aida Dela Rosa GR No 201644 September 24, 2014 Perlas - Bernabe, J.  __________________________________________________________________________  FACTS On September 28, 2000, 7 n!ormatons "ere !le# be!ore t$e R%& '$ar(n( )aro*s a''*se#, n'l*#n( Go an# +ela Rosa, o! Estafa through Falsification of Coercial Docuents !or  alle(e#l #e!ra*#n( Orental &ommer'al Bann( &orporaton O&B&/o! t$e amo*nt o! P1, 000, 000. 00. %$e arra(nment *n#er"ent se)eral postponements be!ore tral on t$e merts ens*e#. o"e)er, t$e t$e tra trall also also *n#e *n#er" r"ent ent sere seres s o! post postpo pone neme ment nts3 s3 'an' 'an'el ella lat tons ons 'a*s 'a*se# e# man manl l b t$e t$e prose'*ton, lea#n( to ts !al*re to present ts e)#en'e #espte t$e lapse o!  ears. %$s prompte# t$e respon#ents to !le a oton to +smss !or !al*re to prose'*te an# !or )olaton o!  t$er r($t to spee# tral. 5n Jan*ar , 2008, t$e R%& #smsse# t$e 'ase, r*ln( t$at t$e respon#ents r($t to spee# tral "as )olate#. )olate#. %$e prose'*ton prose'*ton !le# a oton oton !or Re'ons#eraton Re'ons#eraton,, "$'$ "$'$ t$e R%& (rante#, (rante#, res*ltn( to t$e renstatement o! t$e 'ase. %$e respon#ents, t$erea!ter, mo)e# !or re'ons#eraton b*t "as #ene#. %$e respon#ents, t$en, !le# a Petton !or &ertorar be!ore t$e & b*t !ale# to mplea# t$e People as part to t$e 'ase. %$e &, "t$o*t !rst or#ern( respon#ents to mplea# t$e People, ann*lle# an# set as#e t$e R%& or#er, res*ltn( to t$e #smssal o! t$e 'ase. P$l P$lp pp pne ne +epos +epost t 5ns* 5ns*ra ran' n'e e &orp &orpor orat ato on n P+5 P+5&/ &/,, t$e t$e pr) pr)at ate e 'omp 'ompla lan nan ant, t, mo)e# mo)e# !or  !or  re'ons#eraton, "$'$ "as #ene#. P+5& transmtte# 'opes o! t$e & #e'son to t$e OSG res*ltn( to t$e !ln( o! t$e nstant petton. %$e OSG 'onten#e#, amon( ot$ers, t$at t$e People, "$o s t$e pettoner n t$s 'ase, "as net$er mplea#e# nor ser)e# a 'op o! t$e petton, t$ereb )olatn( ts r($t to #*e pro'ess o! la", $en'e, ren#ern( t$e & "t$o*t a*t$ort to prom*l(ate ts ss*an'es. !SS"E ON t$e 'rmnal 'ase a(anst Go an# +ela Rosa "ere properl #smsse# b t$e &, "t$o*t t$e People, as represente# b t$e OSG, $a)n( been mplea#e#. R"L!#G No, the CA erred in dismissing the case without impleading the People. %$e People s an n#spensable part to t$e pro'ee#n(s an# Se' 7 R*le 9 o! t$e R*les on &)l Pro'e# Pro'e#*re *re #e!ne #e!nes s n#sp n#spens ensabl able e parte partes s to be :part :parteses-nn-nt ntere erest st "t$o "t$o*t *t "$om "$om no !nal !nal #etermnaton 'an be $a# o! an a'ton. %$e presen'e o! n#spensable partes s ne'essar to )est t$e 'o*rt "t$ ;*rs#'ton, absen'e o! "$'$, ren#ers all s*bse<*ent a'tons o! t$e 'o*rt n*ll a# )o# !or "ant o! a*t$ort to a't, not onl to t$e absent partes b*t e)en as to t$ose present.