PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES v. ROLANDO A. CUEVAS Owner/Proprietor of MONACAT TRADING (with business address at Unit 2, Matic Building, National Highway, Canlalay, Bi?an City, Laguna or 2915 Calia Street, Elvinda Village, San Pedro City, Laguna) MERMELINDA C. DELA CRUZ Room 437, 4th Floor, Regina Building, Escolta, Manila (-ALL AT LARGE)-

-~ REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES COURT OF TAX APPEALS QUEZON CITY SECOND DIVISION PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, CTA CRIM. CASE NO. 0-1185 Plaintiff, For: Violation of Section 3602, in relation to Section 2503 of the -versus- Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP), as amended. ROLANDO A. CUEVAS Owner/Proprietor of MONACAT TRADING, (with business address at Unit 2, Matic Building, National Highway, Members: Canlalay, Bifian City, Laguna or 2915 Calia Street, Elvinda Village, San RINGPIS-LIBAN, Chairperson, Pedro City, Laguna) MODESTO-SAN PEDRO, and FERRER-FLORES, JJ MERMELINDA C. DELA CRUZ, Room 437, 4th Floor, Regina Building, Escolta, Manila Promulgated: r-- _'{_:_'[} (All at large),Accused. X---------------------------------------- f'~:---- X RESOLUTION In the Resolution dated October 29, 2024, the Court directed the prosecution to submit the first page of the Complaint-Affidavit of Alexander D. G. Ugay and Doy 0. De Castro as well as the annexes referred to in the said Complaint-Affidavit within five days from notice. 1 Subsequently, Legaspina Uayan Josol Alparaque (Alparaque) filed a Formal Entry of Appearance on September 20, 2024 allegedly for accused Mermelinda C. DelaCruz (accused DelaCruz). Docket, pp. 71 to 73 .

... RESOLUTION CTA CRIM . CASE NO. 0-1185 Page 2 of2 The Formal Entry ofAppearance, however, was deemed not filed for failure to email its pdf copy pursuant to the En Bane Resolution No. 8- 2024.2 In view of prosecution's failure to submit the first page of the Complaint-Affidavit of Alexander D.G. Ugay and Doy 0. De Castro as well as the annexes referred to in the said Complaint-Affidavit in compliance with the Resolution dated October 29, 2024, which it received on November 15, 2024,3 the Court finds the supporting documents on record insufficient to establish probable cause. WHEREFORE, premises considered, the instant Information 1s DISMISSED without prejudice. SO ORDERED. 9At. ~ ., ...__ MA. BELEN M. RINGPIS-LIBAN Associate Justice MARIARO ~#. coliA�oNG. Minute Resolution dated October 22, 2024, Docket, p. 69. Notice of Resolution dated November II , 2024, Docket, pp. 172 and 172-A.