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ADVISORY

G.R. No. 229781 (Senator Leila M. De Lima vs. Hon. Juanita Guerrero,
in her capacity as Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court of Muntinlupa City,
Branch 204, et al.). - For the orderly proceeding of the Oral Arguments on the
above-entitled case scheduled on March 14, 2017 at 2:00 p.m., the parties are
required to observe the following guidelines:

I. ORDER OF PRESENTATION

The parties will be heard in the following order:

A. Petitioner Leila De Lima;

B. The Solicitor General on behalf of the public respondents, viz.:
People of the Philippines
Hon. Juanita Guerrero
P/Dir. Gen. Ronald M. Dela Rosa
P/Supt. Philip Gil M. Philipps
Supt. Amel Jamandron Apud

II. OPENING STATEMENTS

The parties are granted not more than ten (10) minutes each to make their
opening statements. The interpellations by Members of the Court shall
immediately follow after each presentation of arguments by each party. The time
allotted for counsel to argue shall be exclusive of the time devoted to
interpellations by Members of the Court.

III. ISSUES

The parties shall limit their presentation for oral argumentation on the
following issues:

Procedural Issues:

A. Whether or not petitioner is excused from compliance with the

doctrine on hierarchy of courts considering that the petition should . /
be first filed with the Court of Appeals. ~
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B. Whether or not the pendency of the Motion to Quash the

Information before the trial court renders the instant petition
premature.

C. Whether or not petitioner, in filing the present petition, violated the

rule against forum shopping given the pendency of the Motion to
Quash the Information before the Regional Trial Court of
Muntinlupa City in Criminal Case No. 17-165 and the Petition for
Certiorari filed before the Court of Appeals in C.A. G.R. SP No.
149097, assailing the preliminary investigation conducted by the
DOJ Panel.

Substantive Issues:

A. Whether the Regional Trial Court or the Sandiganbayan has the

jurisdiction over the violation of Republic Act No. 9165 averred in
the assailed Information.

B. Whether or not the respondent gravely abused her discretion in

finding probable cause to issue the Warrant of Arrest against
petitioner.

C. Whether or not petitioner is entitled to a Temporary Restraining

Order and/or Status Quo Ante Order in the interim until the instant
petition is resolved or until the trial court rules on the Motion to
Quash.

March 10, 2017.

Very truly yours,

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HON. MARIA LOURDES P. A. SERENO {x)
Chief justice
HON. ANTONIO T. CARPIO {x)
HON. PRESBITERO J. VELASCO. JR. {x)
HON. TERESITA J. LEONARDO-DE CASTRO {x)
HON. DIOSDADO M. PERALTA {x)
HON. LUCAS P. BERSAMIN {x)
HON. MARIANO C. DEL CASTILLO {x)
HON. JOSE C. MENDOZA {x)
HON. BIENVENIDO L. REYES {x)
HON. ESTELA M. PERLAS-BERNABE {x)
HON. MARVIC MARIO VICTOR F. LEONEN {x)
HON. FRANCIS H. JARDELEZA {x)
HON. ALFREDO BENJAMIN S. CAGUIOA {x)
HON. SAMUEL R. MARTIRES {x)
HON. NOEL G. TIJAM {x)
Associate Justices
Supreme Court
ATTY. ALEXANDER A. PADILLA {x)
5th Floor, Strata 100 Building
Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Center
Pasig City
ATTY. TEDDY ESTEBAN F. RIGOROSO {x)
Rigoroso Galindez & Rabine Law Offices
Rm. 901-902, 9th Floor, FilGarcia Tower
140 Kalayaan Avenue, Diliman
Quezon City
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE {x)
JUDICIAL RECORDS OFFICE {x)
Supreme Court
JOERY GAYANAN {x)
SC Supervising Judicial Staff Officer
Security Division, OAS - SC
G.R. No. 229781
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March 10, 2017
HON. JUANITA A. GUERRERO {x)
Regional Trial Court, Branch 204
Muntinlupa City Hall of justice
National Road, Tunasan
Muntinlupa City
THE SOLICITOR GENERAL {x)
Office of the Solicitor General
134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village
Makati City
P/DIR. GEN. RONALD M. DELA ROSA {x)
Chief
Philippine National Police
NHQ-PNP, 3rd Floor Gen. Delos Reyes St.
Camp Crame, Quezon City
PSUPT. PHILIP GIL M. PHILIPPS {x)
Director
PNP Headquarters Support Service
Camp Crame, Quezon City
SUPT. ARNEL JAMANDRON APUD {x)
Chief
PNP Custodial Service Unit
Camp Crame, Quezon City
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NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames:

Please take notice that the Court en bane issued a Resolution

dated FEBRUARY 28, 2017, which reads asfollows:

"G.R. No. 229781 (Senator Leila M. De Lima vs. Hon. Juanita Guerrero, in her
capacity as Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court of Muntinlupa City, Branch 204,
People of the Philippines, P/DIR. Gen. Ronald M. Dela Rosa, in his capacity as Chief of
the Philippine National Police, PSUPT Philip Gil M. Philipps, in his capacity as Director,
Headquarters Support Service, Supt. Arnel Jamandron Apud, in his capacity as Chief,
PNP Custodial Service Unit, and all persons acting under their control, supervision,
instruction or direction in relation to the orders that may be issued by the court).-
Acting on the Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition with Application for a Writ of
Preliminary Injunction, and Urgent Prayer for Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and
Status Quo Ante Order (SQAO), the Court Resolved, without giving due course to the
petition, to

(a) REQUIRE the respondents to COMMENT on the petition

and application for a writ of preliminary injunction and prayer for TRO
and SQAO within a NON-EXTENDIBLE period from March 1 to 9,
2017;

(b) SET this case for ORAL ARGUMENT on March 14,

2017, Tuesday, at 2:00 p.m. at the New Session Hall, New Supreme
Court Building, Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila;

(c) NOTE the Urgent Motion for Special Raffle and to Set Case
for Oral Argument dated February 27, 2017 filed by counsel for petitioner;
and

(d) NOTE the Payment for Special Raffle made by counsel for
petitioner on February 27, 2017 in the amount of Five Hundred Pesos
(P500.oo) under Official Receipt No. 0172612.

Let copies of this resolution be served personally on the parties." Sereno, C.J.
and Del Castillo, J., on official business. Reyes, J., on official leave. Perlas-Bernabe and
Leonen, JJ., on official business. (adv65)

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HON. PRESBITERO J. VELASCO. JR. (x)
HON. TERESITA J. LEONARDO-DE CASTRO (x)
HON. DIOSDADO M. PERALTA (x)
HON. LUCAS P. BERSAMIN (x)
HON. MARIANO C. DEL CASTILLO (x)
HON. JOSE C. MENDOZA (x)
HON. BIENVENIDO L. REYES (x)
HON. ESTELA M. PERLAS-BERNABE (x)
HON. MARVIC MARIO VICTOR F. LEONEN (x)
HON. FRANCIS H. JARDELEZA (x)
HON. ALFREDO BENJAMIN S. CAGUIOA (x)
Associate Justices
Supreme Court
ATTY. ALEXANDER A. PADILLA (x)
5th Floor, Strata 100 Building
Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Center
Pasig City
ATTY. TEDDY ESTEBAN F. RIGOROSO (x)
Rigoroso Galindez & Rabino Law Offices
Rm. 901-902, 9th Floor, FilGarcia Tower
140 Kalayaan Avenue, Diliman
Quezon City
~BLIC INFORMATION OFFICE (x)
JUDICIAL RECORDS OFFICE (x)
Supreme Court
JOERY GAYANAN (x)
SC Supervising Judicial Staff Officer
Security Division, OAS - SC
G.R. No. 229781
wmd 22817 (adv65) 3117
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February 28, 2017
*HON. JUANITA A. GUERRERO (x)
Regional Trial Court, Branch 204
Muntinlupa City Hall of Justice
National Road, Tunasan
Muntinlupa City
*THE SOLICITOR GENERAL (x)
Office of the Solicitor General
134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village
Makati City
*P/DIR. GEN. RONALD M. DELA ROSA (x)
Chief
Philippine National Police
NHQ-PNP, 3rd Floor Gen. Delos Reyes St.
Camp Crame, Quezon City
*PSUPT. PHILIP GIL M. PHILIPPS (x)
Director
PNP Headquarters Support Service
Camp Crame, Quezon City
*SUPT. ARNEL JAMANDRON APUD (x)
Chief
PNP Custodial Service Unit
Camp Crame, Quezon City
*Already furnished with copy of petition
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