REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 6, CITY OF TANAUAN
PROVINCE OF BATANGAS

THE PEOPLE
OF THE PHILIPPINES,
Plaintiff,

-versus- Crim. Case No. 18-07-461

ANTONIO ESCOTA y LAT

ANGELO AGUILERA REYES and
JOEL LAT y DELA CRUZ
Accused.
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THE PEOPLE
OF THE PHILIPPINES,
Plaintiff,

-versus- Crim. Case No. 18-07-462

ANTONIO ESCOTA y LAT

Accused.
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THE PEOPLE
OF THE PHILIPPINES,
Plaintiff,

-versus- Crim. Case No. 18-07-463

ANGELO AGUILERA REYES
Accused.
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THE PEOPLE
OF THE PHILIPPINES,
Plaintiff,

-versus- Crim. Case No. 18-07-464

JOEL LAT y DELA CRUZ

Accused.
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ORDER

For Resolution is the Motion for Reconsideration filed by

accused Antonio Escota y Lat, Angelo Aguilera y Reyes, and
Joel Lat y Dela Cruz, through their counsel, Atty. Norlito C.
Briones, sans Prosecution’s Comment/Opposition-Motion for
Reconsideration of the Order dated August 20, 2018 denying
the Motion for Preliminary Investigation for being filed out of
time.

The movants argued that they learned of the filing of the

information (Crim Cases Nos. 18-07-462-464) in Court on July
12, 2018, but the Court denied outright the motion for having
been filed out of time because it was filed on July 18, 2018,
which is beyond the five (5) day period allowed by the Rules.

In their Motion for Reconsideration, movants advanced a

justification-reason why they failed to file it on time (July 17,
2018) as Court’s transactions was declared suspended by
reason of typhoon.

In the highest interest of justice and finding the motion to

be with merit, the Court resolves to give due course to the
Motion for Reconsideration and considering that the already
filed motion for Preliminary Investigation is not categorized as
prohibited motion under A.M. No. 15-6-10-SC dated September
1, 2017: Revised Guidelines for Continuous Trial of Criminal
Cases, the Court resolves to grant the same. Thus, granted.

Accordingly, the trial prosecutor, upon receipt of this

order is directed to schedule-conduct the preliminary
investigation and to submit the appropriate report within
thirty (30) days from receipt of this order.

SO ORDERED.

City of Tanauan, Province of Batangas, October 18, 2018.

ELEUTERIO L. BATHAN
Acting Presiding Judge