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2009-12-23 |
NACHURA, J. |
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| This doctrine is laid down in our ruling in Heirs of Federico C. Delgado and Annalisa Pesico v. Luisito Q. Gonzalez and Antonio T. Buenaflor,[23] Cariño v. de Castro,[24] Mobilia Products, Inc. v. Umezawa,[25] Narciso v. Sta. Romana-Cruz,[26] Perez v. Hagonoy Rural Bank, Inc.,[27] and People v. Santiago,[28] where we held that only the OSG can bring or defend actions on behalf of the Republic or represent the People or the State in criminal proceedings pending in this Court and the CA. | |||||
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2009-10-09 |
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J. |
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| Jurisprudence has been consistent on this point. In the recent case of Cariño v. De Castro,[9] it was held: In criminal proceedings on appeal in the Court of Appeals or in the Supreme Court, the authority to represent the People is vested solely in the Solicitor General. Under Presidential Decree No. 478, among the specific powers and functions of the OSG was to "represent the government in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals in all criminal proceedings." This provision has been carried over to the Revised Administrative Code particularly in Book IV, Title III, Chapter 12 thereof. Without doubt, the OSG is the appellate counsel of the People of the Philippines in all criminal cases.[10] | |||||