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the penalties imposed under Articles 309 and 310 of the Revised
Penal Code: Provided, That in the case of partnerships,
associations, or corporations, the officers who ordered the cutting,
gathering, collection or possession shall be liable, and if such
officers are aliens, they shall, in addition to the penalty, be
deported without further proceedings on the part of the
Commission on Immigration and Deportation.
The Court shall further order the confiscation in favor of the
government of the timber or any forest products cut, gathered,
collected, removed, or possessed, as well as the machinery,
equipment, implements and tools illegally used in the area where
the timber or forest products are found. (Italics supplied.)
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inter alia, as timber or logs after being prepared for the market.
Simply put, lumber is a processed log or timber.
It is settled that in the absence of legislative intent to the
contrary, words and phrases used in a statute should be given
their plain, ordinary, and common usage meaning. And insofar as
possession of timber without the required legal documents is
concerned, Section 68 of P.D. No. 705, as amended, makes no
distinction between raw or processed timber. Neither should we.
Ubi lex non distinguit nec nos distinguere debemus.
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Ha v. City Mayor of Manila, 108 Phil. 400 (1960) and Asturias Sugar Central, Inc.
v. Commissioner of Customs, G.R. No. 19337, September 30, 1969, 29 SCRA 617
(1969).
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The Court, therefore, finds that the lower court did not
gravely abuse its discretion in denying the quashal of the
information. The petition simply has no legal basis.
Certiorari may be issued only where it is clearly shown
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G.R. No. 72424, February 13, 1989, 170 SCRA 246, 254 citing Litton Mills
v. Galleon Traders, Inc., L40867, July 26, 1988, 163 SCRA 489.
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Philippine Airlines, Inc. v. Confesor, G.R. No. 11480, March 10, 1994,
231 SCRA 41, 53 Gold City Integrated Port Services, Inc. v. Intermediate
Appellate Court, G.R. Nos. 7177173, March 31, 1989, 171 SCRA 579, 585
Pure Foods Corporation v. NLRC, G.R. No. 78591, March 21, 1989, 171
SCRA 415, 425 Soriano v. Atienza, G.R. No. 68619, March 16, 1989, 171
SCRA 284, 290.
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San Pedro v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 114300, August 4, 1994, 235
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Ramnani v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 101789, April 28, 1993, 221
1993, 220 SCRA 245, 253 Reyes v. Camilon, L46198, December 20, 1990,
192 SCRA 445, 452 Acharon v. Purisima, G.R. No. L23731, February 26,
1965, 13 SCRA 309, 311.
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People v. Bans, G.R. No. 104147, December 8, 1994, 239 SCRA 48, 54
citing Cruz, Jr. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 83754, February 18, 1991,
194 SCRA 145.
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Alcasid v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 94927, January 22, 1993, 217
Atienza v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 85455, June 2, 1994, 232 SCRA
737, 744.
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Laurel v. Garcia, G.R. Nos. 92013 & 92047, July 25, 1990, 187 SCRA
797, 813.
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Petition dismissed.
Note.Where a lumberdealers license or permit has
been suspended, he has absolutely no right to possess, sell,
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