Republic of the Philippines

COURT OF APPEALS
Cagayan de Oro City

Twenty-Third Division

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

- versus - CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 02699-MIN

GIMILITO MAGTUBA y
ARANDAY,
Accused-Appellant.
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MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF

TIME TO FILE BRIEF

Appellee People of the Philippines, through the

Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), to this Honorable
Court, respectfully states:

1. The period within which to file the required Brief will

expire on January 15, 2022.

2. Due, however, to the current heavy workload of the

undersigned handling Associate Solicitor and the need to se-
cure the complete record of the case, the required Appellee’s
Brief may not be filed on or before its due date, for which he
begs the kind indulgence of this Honorable Court.

PRAYER
 
WHEREFORE, it is respectfully prayed that appellee be
granted an extension of ninety (90) days from January 15,
2022, or until April 15, 2022, within which to file the said
Brief.

Makati City for Cagayan de Oro City, January 13, 2022.

Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief
People -vs. Gimilito Magtuba y Aranday
CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 02699-MIN
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JOSE C. CALIDA
Solicitor General
Roll No. 24852
IBP Lifetime No. 015360; 08-18-16
MCLE Exemption No. VII-OSG000228; 11-08-19

B. MARC A. CANUTO
Assistant Solicitor General
Roll No. 42237
IBP Lifetime No. 09130; 04-28-10
MCLE Compliance No. VI-0021024; 03-26-19

DENNIS O. GO
Associate Solicitor III
Roll No. 63750
IBP Lifetime No. 012822 / 05-12-14
MCLE Compliance No. VI-0021062 / 03-26-19
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL
134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City
Tel. No. 9881674; Email Add.:efile@osg.gov.ph

COPY FURNISHED:

PUBLIC ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

Counsel for the Appellant
Regional Special and Appealed Cases Unit-Mindanao Station
2nd Floor, BJS Building
Tiano-San Agustin Streets
9000 Cagayan de Oro City

MANIFESTATION

Filing in court is being done by email as allowed by

par.4 of Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 41-2020
and Section 3, Rule 13 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure
as amended by A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC.

Service on adverse counsel cannot be performed at this

time due to temporary imposition of work-from-home
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Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief
People -vs. Gimilito Magtuba y Aranday
CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 02699-MIN
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arrangement in the OSG per Office Order No. C-1082-22 and

adverse counsel has not yet manifested its consent to be
served through electronic means.

Thus, the OSG undertakes to effect service immediately

after such work-from-home arrangement has been lifted.

DENNIS O. GO
Associate Solicitor III

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