FIRST METRO INVESTMENT CORPORATION v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES COURT OF TAX APPEALS QUEZON CITY SECOND DIVISION FIRST METRO INVESTMENT C.T.A. CASE NO. 7182 CORPORATION , Petitioner, - versus- COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL Members : REVENUE , Respondent. CASTANEDA, JR., Chairperson; UY, and ENRIQUEZ, JJ. : Promulgated : SEP 0 5 2008 / X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -~- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -X 4:S~ ,.,. . RESOLUTION When this case was called on August 27 , 2008 for the continuation of the presentation of the evidence for the respondent, only counsel for petitioner, Atty. Irwin C. Nidea, Jr., appeared and manifested that petitioner filed a "Motion to Withdraw Petition For Review". Counsel for respondent failed to appear despite notice. WHEREFORE , for failure of counsel for respondent to appear and finding petitioner's "Motion to Withdraw Petition For Review" filed on August 26, 2008 to be well-taken; said motion is GRANTED. Accordingly, the Petition for Review in the above-captioned case is considered WITHDRAWN , and the case is considered CLOSED and TERMINATED . SO ORDERED. 9et ~x. c. .~o&,.t' ~. JUANITO C. CASTANEDA, JR. Associate Justice ' O~~IQUEZ Associate Justice AEsR~ !~~sti. cUYe