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Enojas v. GacottA.M. No. RTJ991513 January 19, 2000 PURISIMA, J. pq

petitioners ALFRED !. EN JAS, JRresponden

ts JUD"E EUSTA#UI $. "A% TT, Jr., RT%, !ran&' (), Pu*r+o Pr n&*-a % +y, Pa a/an

summary Ju * /a- &'ar * / +' ro-- -&on u&+ or - -- n an * *&+ on &a-* or

a ur* o pay n o&4*+ **-. S% a r** , -+a+ n +'a+ +'* Pa' an &a-* o *rn-n +'a+ +'* o&+r n* oun n Man&'*-+*r 6non pay *n+ o o&4*+ **- 7- --a 8 - no+ app &a * n * *&+ on &a-*-.

facts of the case• %o p a nan+ Eno:a- /a- a &an a+* or ayor o +'* Mun & pa +y o Ro;a-, Pa a/an n +'*

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• T'* &o p a nan+ a++* p+* +o r * ' 6P200,000.008 P*-o-, +'rou ' a &*r+a n *r *r+!a ar a, a H4u par*H o ' -. R*-pon *n+ :u * & a - +'a+ +'* a++* p+* r * /' &' '*r*:*&+* /a- or a a ora * ru n n +'* -a * * *&+ on pro+*-+. A- ' - r*a&+ on +o +'* -ar* u , &o p a nan+ r*-or+* +o +'* n-+ +u+ on o +'* pr*-*n+ a n -+ra+ * &a-* r*-pon *n+

:u * a n+a n* . (here should be no more reason for the institution of the case as the same

administrative complaint had been the subject of complainant)s *ppeal by+ertiorari to the +ommission on Elections, which gave due course thereto anddecided the same for complainant.

o C'*n +'* &a-* /a- r* an * +o +'* +r a &our+ or ur+'*r pro&** n -, '* o un+ar yn' +* ' -* +'*r* ro an -u :*&+ * *&+ora pro+*-+ /a- r*raK* +o !ran&' 50

pr*- * o *r y Ju * N* a . F*rnan *=, /'o *& * -a * *&+ on pro+*-+ or +'*&o p a nan+, /'o +'*n +oo4 ' - oa+' o oB&* a- un & pa ayor o Ro;a-, Pa a/an.

S%• ithdrawal of a complaint or subse%uent desistance by the complainant in an

administrative case does not necessarily warrant its dismissal. A n -+ra+ * a&+ on-&anno+ *p*n on +'* / or p *a-ur* o +'* &o p a nan+ /'o ay, or r*a-on- o ' - o/n,&on on* /'a+ ay * *+*-+a *.

• D*- -+an&* &anno+ *-+ +'* %our+ o +- :ur - &+ on +o n *-+ a+* an *& * +'*&o p a nan+ a a n-+ +'* r*-pon *n+.

• n +'* qu*-+ on o propr *+y o - --a y r*-pon *n+ :u * o -u :*&+ * *&+ on &a-*o T'* r*-pon *n+ :u * nor* app &a * pronoun&* *n+- y +' - %our+ on +'* a++*r o

pay *n+ o o&4*+ n **-. R*-pon *n+ :u * a-* +'* a--a * - --a o -u :*&+* *&+ on pro+*-+ on +'* ru n n Man&'*-+*r D* * op *n+ &orpora+ on *+ a . -. %our+ oApp*a - 1

* *rron*ou- y & +* an p a&* r* an&* on +'* Man&'*-+*r &a-* n - -- n +'* -a* *&+ on pro+*-+, -r* ar n pronoun&* *n+- y +'* &our+ *n:o n n +'* app &a+ on o -u&' ru n n * *&+ on &a-*-.

o In Sun In-uran&* B&*, L+ ., *+ a . -. A-un& on, *+ a , +'* ru n n Man&'*-+*r /a-o ?* n +'a+ + - no+ on y +'* ? n o +'* &o p a n+ or appropr a+* n + a+ory p *a n

u+ a -o +'* pay *n+ o +'* pr*-&r * o&4*+ n **, +'a+ *-+ :ur - &+ on n a +r a &our+o *r +'* -u :*&+ a++*r an or na+ur* o +'* a&+ on.-owever, where the ling of the initiatory pleading is not accompanied bypayment of the doc/eting fee, the court may allow payment of such feewithin a reasonable time but in no case beyond prescriptive or reglementaryperiod.

o "e that as it may, the +ourt has categorically said that the doctrine enunciatedin 0anchester and in later cases cannot be made to apply in election cases 12ahilan vs. (abala et al3

• In * *&+ on &a-*- n *n*ra , + - no+ +'* a oun+ o a a *-, any, +'a+ - -ou '+ +o *r*&o *r* /' &' *-+- n +'* &our+- +'* :ur - &+ on +o +ry +'* -a *. Ra+'*r, + - +'* na+ur* o+'* a&+ on /' &' - *+*r na+ * o :ur - &+ on.

o R* ar *-- o +'* a oun+ o a a *- & a * , +'* a&+ on / -+ 'a * +o * ? * / +' +'*R* ona Tr a %our+. In -u&' a &a-*, +'* * -ou '+ +o * a o * n Man&'*-+*r an 4*&a-*- / n* *r ar -*.

• No+ * *ry *rror or -+a4* o a :u * n +'* p*r or an&* o ' - oB& a u+ *- r*n *r- 'a *. In +'* a -*n&* o rau , -'on*-+y or &orrup+ on, +'* a&+- o a :u * n ' - oB& a

&apa& +y o no+ a /ay- &on-+ +u+* -&on u&+ a +'ou ' +'* -a * a&+- ay * *rron*ou-.

1 T'a+ a &a-* - ** * &o *n&* on y upon +'* pay *n+ o +'* o&4*+ n **, an +'* &our+a&qu r*- :ur - &+ on +'*r*o *r on y upon pay *n+ o +'* pr*-&r * o&4*+ n **

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• o/* *r, +'* &'ar * a a n-+ +'* r*-pon *n+ :u * - no+ a *r* *rror o :u *n+ u+ u++*r-r* ar o *-+a -'* ru *- a oun+ n +o ro-- noran&* o +'* a/.

o T'* Pa' an &a-* /a- *& * on * or* D*&* *r 19, 1995, /'*n +'* r*-pon *n+ :u **& * +'* * *&+ on pro+*-+ n qu*-+ on.

o * u+y oun +o a '*r* +o, an app y, +'* -a *, an '* &anno+ * n noran&* +'*r*o*&au-* +'* %o * o Ju & a E+' &- r*qu r*- ' +o * an * o *n+ o , a on o+'*r*- ra * &'ara&+*r -+ &-, :u & a &o p*+*n&*.

• T'* &on& u- on arr * a+ y ' +'a+ +'*r* /a- * *ra+* nonpay *n+ o +'* &orr*&+o&4*+ n **- /a- * * y +'* a&+ +'a+ Ju * Sa a 'a a r*a y --u* an or *r or +'*

r* *a-* o +'* P30,000.00 *po- + o &o p a nan+ +o * pa +o +'* r* -or- an -+*no rap'*r.In +'* -a * or *r, +'* a an&* o P15,000.00 /a- +o * r* un * +o +'* pro+*-+an+.

o T'* a oun+ +o+a n P2,5)2.90 &ou 'a * **n * u&+* *a- y ro +'* r* un a *a oun+

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