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Supreme Court Ruling on M/V JOLO LEMA Case by Marjorie Franz Cabañgon is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The petitioner challenged the jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance of Manila to interfere with a seizure identification proceeding regarding his vessel that was apprehended for smuggling Indonesian agricultural products. The Supreme Court held that jurisdiction over seizure proceedings for smuggling lies with the Commissioner of Customs, not the Philippine Fisheries Commission. While the petitioner argued the vessel could not be forfeited because it entered a port, the Supreme Court stated this was a
- Author
- Marjorie Franz Cabañgon
- Language
- EN