SPOUSES JAIME AND NIDA LOPEZ, PETITIONERS, V. SPOUSES JOSE AND AGNES TAYAG AND BRANCH 58, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, ANGELES CITY, RESPONDENTS.

A perusal of the instant petition filed under Rule 42 of the Rules of Court is defective based on the following grounds, to wit:

a. The instant petition is not accompanied by pleadings and other material portions of the records as would support the allegations of the petition in violation of Section 2, Rule 42 of the Rules of Court;^[1]

b. The date of issuance of petitioner’s counsel’s PTR No, as well as the date of his MCLE Compliance are not indicated^[2]; and

c. There was no Competent Evidence of Identity for petitioner Nida Lopez as per Jurat of the Notary Public. Moreover, herein petitioner Jaime Lopez’ Driver License, as his Competent Evidence of Identity, was not attached.

Section 3, Rule 42 of the Rules of Court provides for the effect of failure to comply with the requirements set for by the Rules, to wit:

“The failure of the petitioner to comply with any of the foregoing requirements regarding the payment of the docket and other lawful fees, the deposit for costs, proof of service of the petition, and the contents of and the documents which should accompany the petition shall be sufficient ground for the dismissal thereof.”

WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing, the instant petition is hereby DISMISSED.

SO ORDERED.

Zalameda,^[*] (Acting Chairperson) and Sempio Diy,^[**] JJ., concur.

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^[*] Vice Justice De Guia-Salvador per Office Order No. 184-14-ABR dated May 5, 2014.

^[**] Acting Junior Member per Office Order No. 187-14-ABR dated May 6, 2014.

^[1] Rollo, p. 03

^[2] Rollo, p. 13