IMPORTATION OF 567 PACKAGES STC PISTOLS, RIFLES, AND AMMUNITIONS, COVERED BY AWB NO. 00001511, WHICH ARRIVED ON A CHARTERED FLIGHT BRW752 ON NOVEMBER 18, 2002. (ESPINELLI TRADING) v. THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NAIA)

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES COURT OF TAX APPEALS QUEZON CITY SECOND DIVISION ESPINELLI TRADING, Petitioner, -versus- C.T.A. CASE NO. 6990 COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, ET AL. , Members : Respondents. CASTANEDA, JR., Chairman ; UY, and ENRIQUEZ, JJ. Promulgated : OCT 2�6 200�-/- - X- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- -- -- -- - -- -- -- - -- --X RESOLUTION Upon motion of the counsel for respondents, on the ground that this is the third time that counsel for petitioner failed to present Mr. Reynaldo C. Espinelli for the continuation of the direct examination, the direct testimony of Mr. Reynaldo C. Espinelli is stricken out of the records of this case and the case in caption is hereby DISMISSED for failure to prosecute (Section 3, Rule 17 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended). SO ORDERED. ~<2 -~1~ � JUAN ITO C. CASTANEDA, JR. Associate justice AE~ :~tic'Ye ~~ RIQUEZ Associate Justice