[RULE

[RULE 117,
117, SEC.
SEC. 8] The essentia
essentiall requis
requisite
ites
s of the rst
rst parag
paragrap
raphh of  ISSUE:&et&er or not t&e pro+ision"! dis)iss"! o* t&e #ri)in"! #"se &"s
Setion 8, Rule 117 of the Rules of Court, are on!itions sine qua non to $e#o)e per)"nent N
the appliation of the ti"e#$ar in the seon! paragraph. %n this ase, there
is no notie of an& "otion for the pro'isional !is"issal or of the hearing HELD: NO. T&e essenti"! re;uisites o* t&e (rst p"r"-r"p& o* e#tion 8,
(hih (as ser'e! on the pri'ate o"plainant. Ru!e 11 o* t&e Ru!es o* /ourt, w&i#& "re #onditions sine ;u" non to t&e
"pp!i#"tion o* t&e ti)e$"r in t&e se#ond p"r"-r"p& t&ereo* "re: 1 t&e
CO VS. NEW PROSPERITY PLASTIC PRODUCTS prose#ution wit& t&e e<press #on*or)it o* t&e "##used or t&e "##used
 June 30, 2014, G.R.
G.R. No. 183994 )o+es *or " pro+ision"! sin per=ui#io dis)iss"! o* t&e #"se> or $ot& t&e
PERALTA, J. prose#ution "nd t&e "##used )o+e *or " pro+ision"! dis)iss"! o* t&e #"se>
2 t&e o7ended p"rt is noti(ed o* t&e )otion *or " pro+ision"! dis)iss"! o* 
FACTS: Respon
Respondent
dent New Prosperit
Prosperit
 P!"sti#
P!"sti# Produ#ts
Produ#ts,, represe
represented
nted $ t&e #"se> 3 t&e #ourt issues "n order -r"ntin- t&e )otion "nd dis)issin-
E!i%"$et& ', (!ed " #o)p!"int *or +io!"tion o* .P. 22 "-"inst petitioner t&e #"se pro+ision"!!> 4 t&e pu$!i# prose#utor is ser+ed wit& " #op o* 
i!!i") /o. n t&e "$sen#e o* ' "nd t&e pri+"te #ounse!, t&e #"ses were t&e order o* pro+ision"! dis)iss"! o* t&e #"se. n t&is #"se, t&ere is no
pro+ision"!! dis)issed on June 9, 2003 in open #ourt pursu"nt to e#tion noti#e o* "n )otion *or t&e pro+ision"! dis)iss"! or o* t&e &e"rin- w&i#&
8, Ru!e 11 o* t&e Re+ised Ru!es o* /ri)in"! Pro#edure. ' re#ei+ed " #op w"s ser+ed on t&e pri+"te #o)p!"in"nt "t !e"st 3 d"s $e*ore s"id &e"rin-
o* t&e June 9, 2003 rder
rder on Ju! 2, 2003, w&i!e &er #ounse!o*r
#ounse!o*re#or
e#ord
d "s )"nd"ted $ e#tion 4, Ru!e 1? o* t&e Ru!es. @urt&er)ore, t&e se#ond
re#ei+ed " #op " d" "*ter. n Ju! 2, 2004, ', t&rou-& #ounse!, (!ed " p"r"-r"p& o* t&e new ru!e s&ou!d $e #onstrued to )e"n t&"t t&e order o* 
5otion to Re+i+e t&e /ri)in"! /"ses w&i#& w"s -r"nted. /o (!ed " petition dis)iss"! s&"!! $e#o)e per)"nent one e"r "*ter ser+i#e o* t&e order o* 
#&"!!en-in- t&e re+i+"! o* t&e #ri)in"! #"ses. 6e "r-ues t&"t t&e June 9, dis)iss"!
dis)iss"! on t&e pu$!i# prose#uto
prose#utorr w&o &"s #ontro!
#ontro! o* t&e prose#ution
prose#ution
2003
2003 rder
rder pro+is
pro+ision
ion"!!
"!!
 dis)is
dis)issin
sin-
- t&e #ri)in"
#ri)in"!! #"ses
#"ses s&ou!d
s&ou!d $e wit&out t&e #ri)in"! #"se &"+in- $een re+i+ed. /orre!"ti+e!, w&en " p"rt
#onsidered "s " (n"! dis)iss"! on t&e -round t&"t &is ri-&t to speed tri"! is represented $ " #ounse!, noti#es o* "!! inds e)"n"tin- *ro) t&e #ourt
w"s denied. Assu)in- t&"t t&e #ri)in"! #"ses were on! pro+ision"!!
pro+ision"!! s&ou!d $e sent to t&e !"tter "t &isB&er -i+en "ddress pursu"nt to e#tion 2,
dis)issed, /o *urt&er posits t&"t su#& dis)iss"! $e#")e per)"nent one Ru!e 13 o* t&e Ru!es. T&e pu$!i# prose#utor #"nnot $e e<pe#ted to #o)p!
e"r "*ter t&e issu"n#e o* t&e June 9, 2003 rder, not "*ter noti#e to t&e wit& t&e ti)e!ine un!ess &e is ser+ed wit& " #op o* t&e order o* dis)iss"!.
o7ended p"rt. 6e "!so insists t&"t $ot& t&e (!in- o* t&e )otion to re+i+e A!so, t&e #ontention t&"t $ot& t&e (!in- o* t&e )otion to re+i+e t&e #"se
"nd t&e tri"! #ourts issu"n#e o* t&e order -r"ntin- t&e re+i+"! )ust $e "nd t&e #ourt order re+i+in- it )ust $e )"de prior to t&e e<pir"tion o* t&e
wit&in t&e onee"r
onee"r period. E+en "ssu)in-
"ssu)in- t&"t t&e onee"r
onee"r period
period to onee"r period is not *ound in t&e Ru!es. @urt&er, t&e *"#t t&"t e"r 2004
re+i+e t&e #ri)in"! #"ses st"rted on Ju! 2, 2003 w&en ' re#ei+ed t&e June w"s " !e"p e"r is in#onse;uenti"! to deter)ine t&e ti)e!iness o* 's
9, 2003 rder, /o "sserts t&"t t&e )otion w"s (!ed one d" !"te sin#e e"r )otion to re+i+e t&e #ri)in"! #"ses. E+en i* t&e /ourt wi!! #onsider t&"t
2004 w"s " !e"p e"r. 2004 is " !e"p e"r "nd t&"t t&e onee"r period to re+i+e t&e #"se s&ou!d
$e re#oned *ro) t&e d"te o* re#eipt o* t&e order o* pro+ision"! dis)iss"!
$ '.