G.R. No. 138962 - PRESCILLA TUATES AND ANDRES DE LA PAZ, VS. HON. LUCAS P. BERSAMIN, AS PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 96, RTC QUEZON CITY, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND I.C. CONSTRUCTION, INC..D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

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WHEREFORE , finding the petition for review to be with merit, the Decision dated April 30, 1999 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 46845, is REVERSED and SET ASIDE . A new judgment is hereby entered modifying the Decision dated September 10, 1997 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City (Branch 96) in Criminal Cases No. Q-97-70428 and Q-97-70429 and the Decision dated December 16, 1996 issued by the Metropolitan Trial Court of Quezon City (Branch 38), to the effect that the dismissal of the aforementioned criminal cases likewise include the dismissal of the civil aspects thereof, without prejudice to the filing of civil and/or criminal actions under the prevailing laws. No costs. SO ORDERED.