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BIENVENIDO CASTILLO v. REPUBLIC

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2013-07-24
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.
Moreover, while it is true that the thirty-day period in this case was short by only three (3) days, the principle of substantial compliance cannot apply, as the law requires strict compliance,[35] without which the Court is devoid of authority to pass upon and resolve the petition. As the Court has declared in the case of Castillo v. Republic:[36]