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Republic of the Philippines

Court of Appeals
Manila

SPECIAL SEVENTEENTH DIVISION

LYDIA ASIADO, CA-G.R. SP NO. 168041


Petitioner,
Members:

ANTONIO-VALENZUELA, N.G.
- versus - Chairperson,
P AYOYO-VILLORDON, T.M.B., and
*
QUIMPO-SALE, A.M.W., JJ.

Promulgated:
LE BON EIRRES PASCUA, 26 February 2021
Respondent. ______________________
x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x

RESOLUTION
ANTONIO-VALENZUELA, J.:

The Court DISMISSES the Petition for Review (Under Rule 42), 1
because it contains the following infirmities:

(1) the Petition does not include copies of the pleadings,


documents, and material portions of the case records, essential to the
resolution of the case (i.e.: Complaint in Civil Case No. 2297-17
[including all annexes]; Answer in Civil Case No. 2297-17 [including
all annexes]; Plaintiff's Position Paper in Civil Case No. 2297-17
[including all annexes], in violation of Rule 42, Sections 2 2 and 3,3
*
Acting Junior Member per Office Order No. 66-21-RSF dated 22 February 2021.
1
C.A. Rollo, p. 3.
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SECTION 2. Form and contents. - The petition shall be filed in seven (7) legible copies, with the original
copy intended for the court indicated as such by the petitioner, and shall (a) state the full names of the
parties to the case, without impleading the lower courts or judges thereof either as petitioners or
respondents; (b) indicate the specific material dates showing that it was filed on time; (c) set forth concisely
a statement of the matters involved, the issues raised, the specification of errors of fact or law, or both,
allegedly committed by the Regional Trial Court, and other reasons or arguments relied upon for the
allowance of the appeal; (d) be accompanied by clearly legible duplicate originals or true copies of the
judgments or final orders of both lower courts, certified correct by the clerk of court of the Regional Trial
Court, the requisite number of plain copies thereof and of the pleadings and other material portions of the
record as would support the allegations of the petition. xxx.
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SECTION 3. Effect of failure to comply with requirements. - The failure of the petitioner to comply with
any of the foregoing requirements regarding the payment of the docket and other lawful fees, the deposit
CA-G.R. SP NO. 168041 page 2 of 3
RESOLUTION

Rules of Court;

(2) the Petition does not indicate the current date of issuance of the
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (“IBP”) official receipt number of
the petitioner's counsel, in violation of Bar Matter Number 287 dated
26 September 2000, as amended by Supreme Court En Banc
Resolution dated 14 January 2014;4

(3) the Petition does not indicate the current date of issuance of the
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (“MCLE”) Certificate of
Compliance of the petitioner's counsel, in violation of Bar Matter
Number 1922 dated 3 June 2008.5

SO ORDERED.

Original Signed
NINA G. ANTONIO-VALENZUELA
Associate Justice

for costs, proof of service of the petition, and the contents of and the documents which should accompany
the petition shall be sufficient ground for the dismissal thereof.
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(a) AMEND the June 3, 2008 resolution by repealing the phrase "Failure to disclose the required
information would cause the dismissal of the case and the expunction of the pleadings from the records"
and replacing it with "Failure to disclose the required information would subject, the counsel to appropriate
penalty and disciplinary action"; and
(b) PRESCRIBE the following rules for non-disclosure of current MCLE compliance/exemption number in
the pleadings:
(i) The lawyer shall be imposed a fine of ₱2,000.00 for the first offense, ₱3,000.00 for the second offense
and ₱4,000.00 for the third offense;
(ii) In addition to the fine, counsel may be listed as a delinquent member of the Bar pursuant to Section 2,
Rule 13 of Bar Matter No. 850 and its implementing rules and regulations; and
(iii) The non-compliant lawyer shall be discharged from the case and the client/s shall be allowed to secure
the services of a new counsel with the concomitant right to demand the return of fees already paid to the
non-compliant lawyer.
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Bar Matter No. 1922. – Re: Recommendation of the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
Board to Indicate in All Pleadings Filed with the Courts the Counsel’s MCLE Certificate of Compliance or
Certificate of Exemption. – The Court Resolved to NOTE the Letter, dated May 2, 2008, of Associate
Justice Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura, Chairperson, Committee on Legal Education and Bar Matters,
informing the Court of the diminishing interest of the members of the Bar in the MCLE requirement
program.

The Court further Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Committee on Legal Education and Bar
Matters, to REQUIRE practicing members of the bar to INDICATE in all pleadings filed before the courts
or quasi-judicial bodies, the number and date of issue of their MCLE Certificate of Compliance or
Certificate of Exemption, as may be applicable, for the immediately preceding compliance period. Failure
to disclose the required information would cause the dismissal of the case and the expunction of the
pleadings from the records.
CA-G.R. SP NO. 168041 page 3 of 3
RESOLUTION

WE CONCUR:

Original Signed
TITA MARILYN B. PAYOYO-VILLORDON
Associate Justice

Original Signed
ANGELENE MARY W. QUIMPO-SALE
Associate Justice

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