Quisay vs People Digest

G.R. No. 216920 January 13, 2016 GIRLIE QUISAY, Petitioner !. PE"PLE "# $%E P%ILIPPINES

PERLAS&'ERNA'E, J( #A)$S( "n *e+e-er 2, 2012, "/+e o te )ity Pro!e+utor o aati )ity i!!ue4 Pa!iya or Re!o5ution n4in7 8ro-a-5e +au!e a7ain!t 8etitioner or io5ation o Se+tion 10 o R.A No. 610 :S8e+ia5 Prote+tion o )i54ren A7ain!t A-u!e, E;85oitation an4 *i!+riination A+t< )on!e=uent5y a Pa-ati4 or Inoration >a! 5e4 to R$) +ar7in7 8etitioner !u+ +rie. Petitioner oe4 or te =ua!a5 o te Inoration a7ain!t er on te 7roun4 o 5a+ o autority o te 8er!on >o 5e4 te !ae -eore te R$). In !u88ort to er otion, 8etitioner 8ointe4 out tat te Pa!iya an4 Pa-ati4 Sa4a5 >ere i!!ue4 >itout te a88roa5 or autority ro te )ity Pro!e+utor. A! !u+, te Inoration u!t -e =ua!e4 or -ein7 tainte4 >it a  ?uri!4i+tiona5  ?uri!4i+tiona5 4ee+t tat +annot +annot -e +ure4. +ure4.  $e R$ R$) ru5e4 to 4eny te te 8etitioner@! 8etitioner@! otion to =ua! =ua! 4ue to te 5a+ erit !in+e !in+e it oun4 tat te +erti+ation atta+e4 to te Pa-ati4 Sa4a5 ae !u/+ienty +o85ie4 >it Se+tion , Ru5e Ru5e 112 o te Ru5e! o )ourt >i+ re=uire! te 8rior >ritten autority or a88roa5 -y, aon7 oter!, te )ity Pro!e+utor, in te 5in7 o Inoration!. Petitioner ten oe4 or re+on!i4eration -ut 4enie4. Petitioner e5eate4 te atter to te )A tat +on!e=uent5y, a/re4 te ru5in7 o te R$). ISSUE( B"N te )A +orre+t5y e54 tat R$) 4i4 not 7rae5y a-u!e it! 4i!+retion in 4i!i!!in7 8etitioner@! otion to =ua!. %EL*( N". )A erre4 in a/rin7 )A@! ru5in7. Se+. , Ru5e 112 o te 2000 Rei!e4 Ru5e! on )riina5 Pro+e4ure !tate! tat te 5in7 o a +o85aint or inoration re=uire! a 8rior >ritten autority or a88roa5 o te nae4 o/+er! terein -eore a +o85aint or inoration ay -e 5e4 -eore te +ourt!, to >it( Se+. . Re!o5ution o ine!ti7atin7 8ro!e+utor an4 it! reie>. & I te ine!ti7atin7 8ro!e+utor n4! +au!e to o54 te re!8on4ent or tria5, e !a55 8re8are te re!o5ution an4 inoration. %e !a55 +ertiy un4er oat in te inoration tat e, or a! !o>n -y te re+or4, an autoriCe4 o/+er, a! 8er!ona55y e;aine4 te +o85ainant an4 i! >itne!!e!D tat tere i! rea!ona-5e 7roun4 to -e5iee tat a +rie a! -een +oitte4 an4 tat te a++u!e4 i! 8ro-a-5y 7ui5ty tereoD tat te a++u!e4 >a! inore4 o te +o85aint an4 o te ei4en+e !u-itte4 a7ain!t iD an4 tat e >a! 7ien an o88ortunity to !u-it +ontroertin7 ei4en+e. "ter>i!e, e !a55 re+oen4 te 4i!i!!a5 o te +o85aint. ;;;; :3< No +o85aint or inoration inoration ay -e 5e4 or 4i!i!!e4 -y an ine!ti7atin7 ine!ti7atin7 8ro!e+utor >itout te 8rior >ritten autority or a88roa5 o te 8roin+ia5 or +ity 8ro!e+utor or +ie !tate 8ro!e+utor or te "-u4!an or i! 4e8uty. ;;; :E8a!e! !u885ie4<  $u!, a! a 7enera5 ru5e, +o85aint! or inoration! inoration! 5e4 -eore -eore te +ourt! >itout >itout 8rior 8rior >ritten autority or a88roa5 o te autoriCe4 o/+er! ren4er! te !ae a! 4ee+tie an4 tereore !u-?e+t to =ua!a5.

In ti! +a!e, tere >a! no 8roo tat a +ertain o/+er >a! autoriCe4 to 8eror te >ritten autority >it te a88roa5 an4 in -ea5 o te )ity Pro!e+utor. In te 8rior +ir+u!tan+e!, te )A erre4 in a/rin7 R$)@! ru5in7, tat te o/+er >o 5e4 te !ae -eore te R$) a4 no autority to 4o !o. $u!, Paa-ati4 Sa4a5 u!t -e =ua!e4 re!u5tin7 in te 4i!i!!a5 o te +riina5 +a!e a7ain!t 8etitioner. #ina55y, it u!t -e !tre!!e4 tat te Ru5e! o )ourt 7oern! te 85ea4in7, 8ra+ti+e an4 8ro+e4ure in a55 +ourt! o te Pi5i88ine!. #or an or4er5y a4ini!tration o ?u!ti+e, te 8roi!ion! +ontaine4 terein !ou54 -e o55o>e4 -y a55 5iti7ant!, -ut e!8e+ia55y -y te 8ro!e+ution ar o te Goernent.