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Board VS. DELA ROSA (1991)

BIDIN, J.

FACTS:

On July 12, 1960, Santiago Gatchalian, grandfather of illia! Gatchalian, "a# recogni$ed %y theBureau of I!!igration a# a nati&e %orn 'ili(ino citi$en follo"ing the citi$en#hi( of natural !other )ariana

Gatchalian* On June 2+, 1961, illia!, then t"el&e year# old, arri&e# in )anila fro! ong-ong together

"ith a daughter and a #on of Santiago* .hey had "ith the! certificate of regi#tration and identity i##ued

%y the /hili((ine con#ulate in ong-ong %a#ed on a ca%legra! %earing the #ignature of the #ecretary of

foreign affair#, 'eli%erto Serrano, and #ought ad!i##ion a# 'ili(ino citi$en#*

On July 6, 1961, the %oard of #(ecial inuiry ad!itted the Gatchalian# a# 'ili(ino citi$en# and

i##ued an identification certificate to illia!* .he %oard of co!!i##ioner# "a# directed %y the Secretary

of Ju#tice to e&ie" all ca#e# "here entry "a# allo"ed on the ground that the entrant "a# a 'ili(ino

citi$en #uch included the ca#e of illia!* 3# a re#ult of the deci#ion of the %oard of #(ecial inuiry "hich

reco!!ended for the re&er#al of the deci#ion of the Board of 4o!!i##ioner#* 3cting co!!i##ioner

i##ued an order affir!ing the deci#ion of the Board of S(ecial Inuiry*

On 3ugu#t 15, 1990, (etitioner 4o!!i##ioner Do!ingo of the 4o!!i##ion of I!!igration and

De(ortation78i##ued a !i##ion order co!!anding the arre#t of re#(ondent illia! Gatchalian* .he latter

a((eared %efore 4o!!i##ioner Do!ingo on 3ugu#t 20, 1990 and "a# relea#ed on the #a!e day u(on

(o#ting /200,000*00 ca#h %ond*

On 3ugu#t 29, 1990, illia! Gatchalian filed a (etition for certiorari and (rohi%ition "ith inunction %efore

the egional .rial 4ourt of )anila, Br* 29, (re#ided %y re#(ondent Judge dela o#a* On Se(te!%er ,1990, (etitioner# filed a !otion to di#!i## alleging that re#(ondent udge ha# no uri#diction o&er the

Board of 4o!!i##ioner# and;or the Board of S(ecial Inuiry* Nonethele##, re#(ondent udge dela o#a

i##ued the a##ailed order dated Se(te!%er +, 1990, denying the !otion to di#!i##*

.he (etition i# anchored on the follo"ing (ro(o#ition#: 1< re#(ondent udge# ha&e no uri#diction

o&er (etitioner# =Board of 4o!!i##ioner#, et al*,< and the #u%ect !atter of the ca#e, a((ellate uri#diction

%eing &e#ted %y B/ 129 "ith the 4ourt of 3((eal#> 2< a##u!ing re#(ondent udge# ha&e uri#diction, they

acted "ith gra&e a%u#e of di#cretion in (ree!(ting (etitioner# in the eerci#e of the authority and

uri#diction to hear and deter!ine the de(ortation ca#e again#t re#(ondent Gatchalian, and in the (roce##deter!ine al#o hi# citi$en#hi(> ?< re#(ondent udge dela o#a gra&ely a%u#ed hi# di#cretion in ruling that

the i##ue# rai#ed in the de(ortation (roceeding# are %eyond the co!(etence and uri#diction of

(etitioner#, there%y di#regarding the ca#e# of 3rocha &* @i&o and @i&o v.3rca =supra

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ISSAS:

1*hether or not the 4ourt of 3((eal# not .4 "hich ha# eclu#i&e a((ellate uri#diction o&er all final

udg!ent# or order# of ua#iCudicial agencie#, %oard# or co!!i##ion#, #uch a# the Board of

4o!!i##ioner# and the Board of S(ecial Inuiry*

2*hether or not illia! i# to %e declared a 'ili(ino 4iti$en, and if not, "hether the order of hi#

de(ortation %e %arred for #uch i##uance 2 year# thereafter*

AEING:

1*Ander Sec* 21 =1< of Bata# /a!%an#a Blg* 129, the egional .rial 4ourt# ha&e concurrent uri#diction"ith thi# 4ourt and the 4ourt of 3((eal# to i##ue F"rit# of certiorari, (rohi%ition, mandamus, quo warranto,

habeas corpusand inunction "hich !ay %e enforced in any (art of their re#(ecti&e region#*F .hu#, the

.4# are &e#ted "ith the (o"er to deter!ine "hether or not there ha# %een a gra&e a%u#e of di#cretionon the (art of any %ranch or in#tru!entality of the go&ern!ent*

It i# true that under Sec* 9 =?< of Bata# /a!%an#a Blg* 129, the 4ourt of 3((eal# i# &e#ted "ith

F=?< clu#i&e a((ellate uri#diction o&er all final udg!ent#, deci#ion#, re#olution#, order, or a"ard# ofegional .rial 4ourt# and ua#iCudicial agencie#, in#tru!entalitie#, %oard or co!!i##ion, ece(t tho#efalling "ithin the a((ellate uri#diction of the Su(re!e 4ourt in accordance "ith the 4on#titution, the(ro&i#ion# of thi# 3ct, and of #u%C(aragra(h =1< of the third (aragra(h of and #u%C(aragra(h =< of thefourth (aragra(h of Section 1+ of the Judiciary 3ct of 19*F

It doe# not (ro&ide, ho"e&er, that #aid eclu#i&e a((ellate uri#diction of the 4ourt of 3((eal# etend#

to allua#iCudicial agencie#* .he ua#iCudicial %odie# "ho#e deci#ion# are eclu#i&ely a((eala%le to the

4ourt of 3((eal# are tho#e "hich under the la", e(u%lic 3ct No* 5?, or their ena%ling act#, are#(ecifically a((eala%le to the 4ourt of 3((eal#

In the ca#e at %ar, the co!(etent court "hich could (ro(erly ta-e cogni$ance of the (roceeding# in#tituted

%y re#(ondent Gatchalian "ould nonethele## %e the egional .rial 4ourt and not the 4ourt of 3((eal# in

&ie" of Sec* 21 =1

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#o!e ,000 (eo(le %e con#idered unde#ira%le and %e #u!!arily de(orted "hen the go&ern!ent, in it#

concerted dri&e to attract foreign in&e#tor#, grant# S(ecial e#ident @i#a to any alien "ho in&e#t at lea#t

AS 50,000*00 in the country &en a##u!ing arguendo that re#(ondent i# an alien, hi# de(ortation

under the circu!#tance# i# unu#t and unfair, if not do"nright illegal* .he action ta-en %y (etitioner# in

the ca#e at %ar i# dia!etrically o((o#ed to #ettled go&ern!ent (olicy*'inally, re#(ondent illia! Gatchalian %elong# to the cla## of 'ili(ino citi$en# conte!(lated under Sec*1, 3rticle I@ of the 4on#titution, "hich (ro&ide#:FSection 1*

.he follo"ing are citi$en# of the /hili((ine#:

F=1< .ho#e "ho are citi$en# of the /hili((ine# at the ti!e of the ado(tion of thi# 4on#titution*

.hi# foreclo#e# any further ue#tion a%out the /hili((ine citi$en#hi( of re#(ondent illia! Gatchalian*

WHEREFORE, G.R. Nos. 95122-2 !s D"S#"SSED $or %a&' o$ r!*+ G.R. Nos. 9512-1 !s r/

GRANTED a0d rso0d0* W!%%!a Ga*&a%!a0 !s d&%ard a F!%!!0o &!*!0. 3*!*!o0rs ar r/

ra00*%/ 04o!0d $ro &o0*!0!06 7!* * dor*a*!o0 ro&d!06s $or %a&' o$ 4r!sd!&*!o0

o8r rso0d0* Ga*&a%!a0, !06 a F!%!!0o &!*!0.

Republic vs. Orbecido III