REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES v. LAMBERTO R. ESPIRITU, JR. ALLAN JAY DE VERA GAHON MARGARITA SANTIAGO AND VICITASION DIFUNTORUM

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES COURT OF TAX APPEALS QUEZON CITY THIRD DIVISION PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, CTA CRIM. CASE NO. 0-216 Plaintiff, (I.S . No. XVI-INV-101-00259) -versus- For: For Violation of Section 3602, in relation to Sections 2530, 3604 and 1403 of the TCCP LAMBERTO R. ESPIRITU, JR., ALLAN Members: JAY DE VERA GAHON, MARGARITA BAUTISTA, Chairperson , PALANCA-ENRIQUEZ, and SANTIAGO and VICITASION COTANGCO-MANALASTAS, JJ . DIFUNTORUM, Accused . Promulgated: APR 12 2012 c;T�BT~ .s.�~/'-... X-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -X RESOLUTION On March 16, 2012 , Asst. State Prosecutor Rohairah A. Lao filed a "Motion To Withdraw Information With Leave Of Court" praying for the withdrawal of the Information filed against accused Allan Jay De Vera Gahon , Margarita Santiago and Visitacion Difuntorum for Violation of Section 3602 in relation to Sections 2530 and 1403 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines. Considering that the Motion to Withdraw Information bears the written approval of Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Miguel F. Gudio , Jr. and there being no Opposition filed by any of the parties herein, the motion is hereby GRANTED. Accordingly, the "Information" filed on July 11 , 2011 against accused Allan Jay De Vera Gahon , Margarita Santiago and Visitacion Difuntorum is hereby

Resolution CTA CRIM CASE NO. 0-2 16 Page 2 of2 considered WITHDRAWN and the case against Allan Jay De Vera Gahan, Margarita Santiago and Visitacion Difuntorum is now deemed CLOSED and TERMINATED. However, the "Information" filed against accused Lamberto R. Espiritu, Jr. for Violation of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP) , as amended , STANDS . As regards the only remaining accused , Lamberto R. Espiritu , Jr., considering that an Alias Warrant of Arrest, dated October 21 , 2011 , had already been issued against said accused , who still remains at-large up to this day, or a period of more than six (6) months from the issuance of the Warrant of Arrest, and in order that this case may not remain pending in the Court's docket for an indefinite period of time; let the above-captioned case against Lamberto R. Espiritu , Jr. be ARCHIVED, subject to its revival upon actual arrest of said accused . SO ORDERED. ~~ p;_ ~-.4-../~ OLGA PALANCA-ENRIQUEZ AMELIA R. COTAN~CO-MANALASTAS Associate Justice Associate Justice