MUNICIPALITY OF LABRADOR, PANGASINAN AND OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL TREASURER OF LABRADOR, PANGASINAN v. NATIONAL TRANSMISSION CORPORATION

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Court ofTax Appeals QUEZON CITY En Bane MUNICIPALITY OF LABRADOR, CTA EB No.l455 PANGASINAN AND OFFICE OF (CTA AC No. 120) THE MUNICIPAL TREASURER OF LABRADOR, PANGASINAN, Present: Petitioners, Del Rosario, P. T., -versus- Castaneda, Jr., Bautista, Uy, Casanova, Fa bon-Victorino, Mindaro-Grulla, Ringpis-Liban, and Manahan,JL NATIONAL TRANSMISSION Promulgated: CORPORATION, Respondent. JAN 18 2017 )o �~a -~, X-----------------------------------------------------------------------------~-- -----X RESOLUTION On September 8, 2016, the Court En Bane issued a Resolution ordering petitioners to submit to the Court En Bane the following: (1) documents showing that they received the Resolution dated April 8, 2016 on April 22, 2016; and (2) original or certified true copy of Office of the Sangguniang Bayan, Municipality of Labrador, Pangasinan's Resolution No. 023-2011, within a period of five (5) days from notice. On November 11, 2016, the Court's Judicial Records Division issued a Records Verification Report which states that counsel for petitioners failed to submit the aforementioned documents. Pursuant to Section 4(b), Rule 8 ofthe 2005 Revised Rules ofthe Court of Tax Appeals, as amended, an appeal from a decision or resolution of the Court in Division on a motion for reconsideration or new trial shall

RESOLUTION CTA EB No. 1455 (CTA AC No. 120) Page 2of3 be taken to the Court En Bane by petition for review as provided in Rule 43 of the Rules of Court. Section 6, Rule 43 of the Rules of Court provides that the petition shall state the specific material dates showing that it was filed within the period fixed. Likewise, the petitioner being a juridical entity, the person signing the verification and certification of no forum shopping should be properly equipped with authority. Failure to comply with the requirements shall be sufficient ground for the dismissal of the petition1. WHEREFORE, the instant Petition for Review is hereby DISMISSED for failure to comply with the requirements set forth by the rules. SO ORDERED. Presiding Justice Q.c.~~A;}. LOVELL~ BAUTISTA JUANfTO C. CASTANElJA, JR. Associate Justice Associate Justice CAESA~SANOVA ' Associate Justice ER~P.UY Associate Justice 1 Section 7, Rule 43, reads as follows: Sec. 7. Effect offailure to comply with requirements. -The failure of the petitioner to comply with any of the foregoing requirements regarding the xxx, and the contents of and the documents which should accompany the petition shall be sufficient ground for the dismissal thereof. (underscoring ours)

RESOLUTION ~ lJ, AAl.: ,IA..~ .~~ CTA EB No. 1455 (CTA AC No. 120) Page 3of3 CIELITO N. MINtJARO-GRULLA Associate Justice ABON-VICTORINO ?'~?p~-~ - . CATHERINE T. MANAHAN ~�~ 1U4- .4- Associate Justice MA. BELEN M. RINGPIS-LIBAN Associate Justice