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2008-06-12 |
CARPIO, J. |
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| In any case, spouses Caminas cannot invoke the principle of estoppel to prevent the Court from taking up the issue of jurisdiction.[26] In Dy v. NLRC,[27] the Court held:The failure of the appellees to invoke anew the aforementioned solid ground of want of jurisdiction of the lower court in this appeal should not prevent this Tribunal to take up that issue as the lack of jurisdiction of the lower court is apparent upon the face of the record and it is fundamental that a court of justice could only validly act upon a cause of action or subject matter of a case over which it has jurisdiction and said jurisdiction is one conferred only by law; and cannot be acquired through, or waived by, any act or omission of the parties; hence may be considered by this court motu proprio. (citations omitted) | |||||