Republic of the Philippines National Capital Judicial Region METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT Quezon City, Branch 32

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,

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Cri!inal Case No" #$-%3&'%'

NORA ANGELA PASTOR, (ccused" )------------------------------------------)

URGENT MOTION TO QUASH INFORMATION

(ccused, by counsel, unto this *onorable Court, respectfully !o es for the +uashal of the ,nfor!ation on the follo-ing grounds and argu!ents.

GROUND

THIS HONORABLE COURT HAS NO JURISDICTION OVER THE OFFENSE CHARGED

ARGUMENTS/DISCUSSION

Pursuant to the Conclus !eness o" #u$%&ent 'r nc 'le( the Honora)le Court has no *ur s$ ct on to tr+ the 'resent case s nce the !al $ t+ an$ authent c t+ o" the Contract o" %

Lease( su)*ect &atter o" the case( has alrea$+ )een a$& tte$ an$ 'asse$ u'on n 'r or act ons )+ the Metro'ol tan Tr al Court an$ the Re% onal Tr al Court o" ,aloo-an C t+

Rule 3', /ection 012c3 of the %''1 Rules of Ci il Procedure states that.

Section 47. Effect of j !"#ent o$ fin%& o$!e$'. ( T)e effect of % j !"#ent o$ fin%& o$!e$ $en!e$e! *+ % co $t of t)e ,)i&i--ine'. )%/in" j $i'!iction to -$ono nce t)e j !"#ent o$ fin%& o$!e$. #%+ *e %' fo&&o0'1 222 222 222

c3 In %n+ ot)e$ &iti"%tion *et0een t)e '%#e -%$tie' o$ t)ei$ ' cce''o$' in inte$e't. t)%t on&+ i' !ee#e! to )%/e *een %!j !"e! in % fo$#e$ j !"#ent o$ fin%& o$!e$ 0)ic) %--e%$' -on it' f%ce to )%/e *een 'o %!j !"e!. o$ 0)ic) 0%' %ct %&&+ %n! nece''%$i&+ inc& !e! t)e$ein o$ nece''%$+ t)e$eto.4 5e#-)%'i' ' --&ie!3

/i!ply put, issues actually and directly resol ed in a for!er suit cannot again be raised in any future case bet-een the sa!e parties, e en it it in ol es a different cause or causes of action" (s held in REPU.LIC OF THE PHILIPPINES /CI0IL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION1 s" RAMON 2U( TEOFISTA 0ILLAMALA( LOURDES 2U an$ 2U SE PENG( G3R3 No3 456556( March 47( 8779:

At t)i' j nct $e. 0e nee! to 't$e'' t)%t $e' j !ic%t% )%' t0o conce-t'1563 7*%$ *+ -$io$ j !"#ent7 %' en nci%te! in R &e 89. Section 475*3of t)e R &e' of Ci/i&

,$oce! $e: %n! 5;3 7conc& 'i/ene'' of j !"#ent7 in R &e 89. Section 475c3. T)e$e i' 7*%$ *+ -$io$ j !"#ent7 0)en. %' *et0een t)e fi$'t c%'e 0)e$e t)e j !"#ent 0%' $en!e$e!. %n! t)e 'econ! c%'e t)%t i' 'o ")t to *e *%$$e!. t)e$e i' i!entit+ of -%$tie'. ' *ject #%tte$. %n! c% 'e' of %ction. B t 0)e$e t)e$e i' i!entit+ of -%$tie' %n! ' *ject #%tte$ in t)e fi$'t %n! 'econ! c%'e'. * t no i!entit+ of c% 'e' of %ction. t)e fi$'t j !"#ent i' conc& 'i/e on&+ %' to t)o'e #%tte$' %ct %&&+ %n! !i$ect&+ cont$o/e$te! %n! !ete$#ine! %n! not %' to #%tte$' #e$e&+ in/o&/e! t)e$ein. T)i' i' 7conc& 'i/ene'' of j !"#ent.7 Un!e$ t)e !oct$ine of conc& 'i/ene'' of j !"#ent. facts and issues actually and directly resolved in % fo$#e$ ' it c%nnot %"%in *e $%i'e! in %n+ f t $e c%'e *et0een t)e '%#e -%$tie'. e/en if t)e &%tte$ ' it #%+ in/o&/e % !iffe$ent c&%i# o$ c% 'e of %ction. T)e i!entit+ of c% 'e' of %ction i' not $e< i$e! * t #e$e&+ i!entit+ of i'' e'. 4 5e#-)%'i' ' --&ie!3

4urther!ore, in CHRIS GARMENTS CORPORATION( s" HON3 PATRICIA A3 STO3 TOMAS an$ CHRIS GARMENTS ;OR,ERS UNION<PTG;O LOCAL CHAPTER No3 =>8( G3R3 No3 496?89( #anuar+ 48( 877@( the doctrine of 5conclusi eness of 6udg!ent5 pro ides that issues actually and directly resol ed in a for!er suit cannot again be raised in any future case bet-een the sa!e parties in ol ing a different cause of action" 7nder this doctrine, identity of causes of action is not re+uired but !erely identity of issues" 8ther-ise stated, conclusi eness of 6udg!ent bars the relitigation of 'art cular "acts or ssues in another litigation bet-een the sa!e parties on a different clai! or cause of action"

,t is respectfully !anifested, as the accused has pre iously !anifested o er and o er again during the preli!inary in estigation of the present harass!ent cri!inal co!plaint before the 8ffice of the City Prosecutor, that the prosecution can not argue that the Contract of 9ease, sub6ect !atter of this case, has been falsified" ( copy of the =e#o$%n! # 2su!!arizing her argu!ents3 sub!itted by the accused in that foru! is attached as Annex A,

/i!ply stated, the alidity and authenticity of the said Cont$%ct of Le%'e has been i!plicitly ad!itted by herein pri ate co!plainant Jo ito Ca ite in : No$% An"e&% ,%'to$ /'. Jo/ito C%/ite;, pre iously doc<eted as Ci il Case No" #0-21$3% 2for =6ect!ent3 before the >etropolitan ?rial Court of @aloo<an City 2hereafter, >?C3" *e did not +uestion the e)istence and due e)ecution of the said Contract of 9ease" ,nstead, Ca ite ad!itted its e)istence and due e)ecution in his An'0e$ 0it) Co nte$c&%i# 2a copy is attached as Annex B3, to -it.

69.

The lease remained verbal even after the demise of Mauro Pastor in

1994. It was only in 199 and 199! that one year leases were entered into between "efendant and #lvira Pastor. After 199!$ the leases were no lon%er in writin% %n! 0%' %&&o0e! to contin e nti& t)e !e#%n! to /%c%te t)e -$e#i'e' c%#e in Octo*e$ ;>>8 *ec% 'e Defen!%nt 0o &! not %"$ee to -%+ t0o #ont)' !e-o'it %' !e#%n!e! *+ ,&%intiff 0)ic) Defen!%nt fo n! in%--$o-$i%te *ec% 'e t)e+ )%/e *een occ -+in" t)e -$e#i'e' 'ince 6976. %n! )%/e *een !e%&in" 0it) t)e 0i!o0. E&/i$% ,%'to$.4 5e#-)%'i' ' --&ie!3

?he >?C ga e credence to the co!plaint of the plaintiff 2accused herein3 in that said action and fa orably decided in fa or of the plaintiff 2accused herein3" ( certified !achine copy of the J !"#ent of the >?C dated (pril 2A, 2##& is attached as AnneA C"

Bhile the Judg!ent -as appealed by defendant Jo ito Ca ite 2pri ate co!plainant herein3 to the Regional ?rial Court of @aloo<an City 2hereafter, R?C3, it is +uite glaring that the appellant did not raise the issue of the alleged forgery of the Contract of 9ease" ?he !ost that appellant did -as to argue, as an ob ious afterthought, that he co!!itted a !ista<e in ad!itting

the e)istence and due e)ecution of the Contract of 9ease" ?his argu!ent -as struc< do-n by the appellate court in its Deci'ion 2a certified !achine copy is attached as AnneA D3 as being barred by estoppel, to -it.

The second issue is barred by esto&&el . ?)%t !efen!%nt -$e/io '&+ %!#itte! )e c%nnot no0 !en+ %fte$ it t $ne! o t %' %!/e$'e to )i' inte$e't.4

?he dispositi e portion of the Cecision dated (pril 2A, 2##& is +uoted, as follo-s.

?HEREFORE. findin% no basis to reverse$ modify$ or amend the 'ud%ment dated (ctober 14$ )**4 issued by the Metro&olitan Trial +ourt . B$%nc) 49. t)i' Cit+ in Ci/i& C%'e No. C@;7A86 fo$ Eject#ent. t)e '%#e i' )e$e*+ A,,I-M#" en toto.4

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,t should be clarified and stressed that the appellant raised the issue of the alleged falsification, for the first ti!e, only -hen he filed the Co#-&%int@Affi!%/it 2for 4alsification of Public Cocu!ent3 on (pril &, 2##&, or !ore than fifteen 2%&3 !onths since appellee filed an 7nla-ful Cetainer case against the appellant" ,t only highlighted its character as being ob iously an afterthought" ,f there is any falsification, it -as certainly not the accused -ho should be charged therefor"

,t is no- respectfully prayed that the foregoing circu!stances necessitate the ti!ely inter ention of this *onorable Court to pre ent a !iscarriage of 6ustice and the oppressi e persecution of an innocent person"

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PRA2ER

B*=R=48R=, the foregoing pre!ises considered, it is respectfully prayed that the foregoing U$"ent =otion to B %') Info$#%tion be granted by this *onorable Court"

Quezon City, June %2, 2##'"

The Law Firm Of ANDREI .ON C3 TAGUM B ASSOCIATES Co n'e& fo$ Acc 'e!
No" %2C >ala!ig /t", ?eachersD Eillage Best Quezon City

By.

,ENNETH #3 #USA2
,BP No" 1AA#'$-0F%0F#'-QC P?R No" 2&2&#&%-$FAF#'-QC Roll No" &$$03 >C9= =)e!pt 2(d!itted to the Bar. (pril 3#, 2##'3

NOTICE OF HEARING/COP2 FURNISHED

O"" ce o" the C t+ Prosecutor *all of Justice Quezon City .r llantes /Nachura1 Na!arro #u&a& l Pri ate Prosecutor

%#&-B =CJ Condo!iniu! Bldg", Real corner (rzobispo /t", ,ntra!uros, >anila .ranch Cler- o" Court >etropolitan ?rial Court Quezon City Branch 32 GR==?,NG/. Please sub!it this 7rgent >otion to Quash ,nfor!ation on J &+ ;C. ;>>9 %t 618> -.#. for the consideration and appro al of this *onorable Court"

,ENNETH #3 #USA2

ECPLANATION ( copy of the foregoing U$"ent =otion to B %') Info$#%tion -as filed and ser ed upon the prosecution ia registered !ail on grounds of pro)i!ity of the offices of counsels, practicability and ti!e constraints"

,ENNETH #3 #USA2