THIRD DIVISION VICTORIA S. JARILLO,Petitioner, - versus - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,Respondent. G.R. No. 164435 Presen! YNARES-SANTIAGO, J., Chairperson,CHICO-NAZARIO,VELASCO, JR.,NACHURA, ndPERALTA, JJ. Pro"#$%&e'! Septe!"er #$, #%%$( - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ( D E C I S I O N PERALTA, J.! T&isreso'(est&ePetition)or Re(ie*on Certiorari +nder R+'e,-o) t&eR+'es o) Co+rt, pr.in/ t&t t&e 0e1ision234 o) t&e Co+rt o) Appe's 5CA6, dtedJ+'. #3, #%%7, nd its Reso'+tion2#4 dted J+'. 8, #%%,, "e re(ersed nd set side. On 9. 73, #%%%, petitioner *s 1&r/ed *it& :i/!. "e)ore t&e Re/ion'Tri' Co+rt 5RTC6 o) Ps. Cit., :rn1& 33; +nder t&e )o''o*in/ In)or!tion inCri!in' Cse No. %%-%8-33, TSN dtedNo(e!"er 3;, #%%%6.O+t o) t&e !rit' +nion, ppe''nt "e/ot d+/&ter, R1&e''e J. A'o1i''o on O1to"er #$, 3$;- 5EA&s. =, R, R-36. Appe''nt Vi1tori Jri''o t&ere)ter 1ontr1teds+"seB+ent!rri/e *it& E!!n+e' E"or Sntos U., tt&e Cit. Co+rt o) Ps. Cit., :rn1& 3, "e)ore t&en Hon. J+d/e Ni1norCr+@ on No(e!"er #>, 3$;$ 5EA&s. 0, J, J-3, C, C-3, pp. 3--38, TSNdted No(e!"er ##, #%%%6. On Apri' 3>, 3$$-, ppe''nt nd E!!n+e' U. eA1&n/ed!rit' (o*s ne* in1&+r1& *eddin/ in 9ni' 5EA&. E6. In 3$$$, E!!n+e' U. )i'ed /inst t&e ppe''nt Ci(i' Cse No.$$-$7-8# )or nn+'!ent o) !rri/e "e)ore t&e Re/ion' Tri' Co+rt o)9ni'. T&ere)ter, ppe''nt Jri''o *s 1&r/ed *it& "i/!. "e)ore t&eRe/ion' Tri' Co+rt o) Ps. Cit.AAA. A A A A Prent&eti1''., 11+sed-ppe''nt )i'ed /inst A'o1i''o, onO1to"er -, #%%%, "e)ore t&e Re/ion' Tri' Co+rt o) 9Dti, Ci(i' CseNo. %%-3#3;, )or declaration of nullity of their marriage. On J+'. $, #%%3, t&e 1o+rt a quo pro!+'/ted t&e ssi'edde1ision, t&e dispositi(e portion o) *&i1& sttes.THECOURT O= APPEALSCO99ITTE0REVERSI:LEERRORINNOT ACCUITTINGTHEPETITIONER:UTI9POSE0AN ERRONEOUS PENALTY UN0ER THE REVISE0 PENAL CO0EAN0 THE IN0ETER9INATE SENTENCE LAI. T&e )irst, se1ond, t&irdnd)i)t&iss+es, "ein/1'ose'.re'ted, s&'' "edis1+ssed?oint'.. It istr+et&t ri/&t )ter t&epresenttiono) t&eprose1+tione(iden1e, petitioner !o(ed )or s+spension o) t&e pro1eedin/s on t&e /ro+nd o) t&ependen1.o) t&epetition)or de1'rtiono) n+''it.o) petitionerEs!rri/es toA'o1i''o, *&i1&, petitioner 1'i!ed in(o'(edpre?+di1i' B+estion.In &er ppe',s&e 'so sserted t&t t&e petition )or de1'rtion o) n+''it. o) &er !rri/e to U.,initited ". t&e 'tter, *s/ro+nd )or s+spension o) t&e pro1eedin/s.T&e RTCdenied &er !otion )or s+spension, *&i'e t&e CA str+1D do*n &err/+!ents.In !arbella"Bobis v. Bobis,2>4 t&e Co+rt 1te/ori1''. stted t&t< A A As r+'ed in #andicho v. $elova, &e *&o 1ontr1tsse1ond!rri/e"e)oret&e?+di1i' de1'rtiono)n+''it.o)t&e)irst !rri/ess+!es t&e risD o) "ein/ prose1+ted )or "i/!., nd in s+1&1se2e3r4"4n&$ 3&se "&5 no 6e s#s7en'e' on 2e %ro#n' o8 2e 7en'en35 o8& 3494$ 3&se 8or 'e3$&r&4on o8 n#$$45.AAA A A A A AAA T&e reson is t&t, :42o# & ;#'434&$ 'e3$&r&4on o8 4sn#$$45, 2e 84rs "&rr4&%e 4s 7res#"e' o 6e s#6s4s4n%.In t&e 1se t"r, respondent *s )or '' 'e/' intents ndp+rposes re/rdeds !rried !n t t&e ti!e &e 1ontr1ted &is se1ond !rri/e *it&petitioner.A/inst t&is 'e/' "1Ddrop, &n5 'e34s4on 4n 2e 3494$ &34on8orn#$$45:o#$'noer&se2e8&32&res7on'enenere'4no&se3on' "&rr4&%e '#r4n% 2e s#6s4sen3e o8 & 84rs "&rr4&%e.T&+s, &'e34s4on 4n 2e 3494$ 3&se 4s no essen4&$ o 2e 'eer"4n&4on o8 2e3r4"4n&$ 32&r%e.I 4s, 2ere8ore, no & 7re;#'434&$