NATIONAL CHILDRENS HOSPITAL represented by its Medical Center Chief, Epifania S. Simbul v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE (Comm. Caesar R. Dulay) and Marina C. De Guzman, Regional Director (Revenue Region 7, Quezon City)

-- REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES COURT OF TAX APPEALS QUEZON CITY SECOND DIVISION NATIONAL CHILDRENS HOSPITAL CTA CASE NO. 9877 represented by MEDICAL CENTER CHIEF, EPIFANIA S. SIMBUL, Petitioner, -versus- COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE (Comm. Caesar R. Dulay) and Marina C. De Guzman, Regional Director (Revenue Region 7, Quezon City), Respondent. x----------------------- ----- ---- -x ORDER When this case was called for Pre-Trial Conference, counsels for petitioner and respondent failed to appear despite due notice. The Motion to Withdraw Petition filed by petitioner on November 21, 2018, stating that both parties are government entities and that pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 242 (PD 242), all disputes and claims solely between government agencies and offices, including government-owned or controlled corporations, shall be administratively settled or adjudicated by the Secretary of Justice, the Solicitor General, or the Government Corporate Counsel, without objection interposed by the respondent, is hereby GRANTED. Accordingly, the instant Petition for Review is WITHDRAWN and this case is considered CLOSED and TERMINATED. SO ORDERED. Quezon City, Philippines, November 22~ 2018. 9..c.~~.Q. ~"-l,M~~G~ JUANfiO C. CASTANE~, JR. CIELITO N'. MINDARO-GRULLA Associate Justice Associate Justice