10/12/2019 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly the RTC, sitting as an environmental court, the outright dismissal of the case was still not proper, especially considering that We have already established that it is the regular courts and not the NCIP, which has jurisdiction over the same. Section 3,[36] Rule 2 of A.M. No. 09-6-8-SC explicitly states that if the complaint is not an environmental complaint, the presiding judge shall refer it to the executive judge for re-raffle to the regular court. With this, it is not only proper but also necessary that the other issues obtaining in this case should be addressed in the proceedings before the trial court. WHEREFORE, premises considered, the instant petition is GRANTED. The assailed Orders of the Regional Trial Court of Baguio City, Branch V, dated March 2, 2017 and April 3, 2017 are hereby NULLIFIED and SET ASIDE. Accordingly, Environmental Case No. 8548-R is REINSTATED for proper disposition. SO ORDERED. Sereno, C. J., on leave. Carpio,** Velasco, Jr., Leonardo-De Castro, Peralta, Bersamin, Del Castillo, PerlasBernabe, Leonen, Jardeleza, Caguioa, Martires, Reyes, Jr., and Gesmundo, JJ., concur. NOTICE OF JUDGMENT Sirs/Mesdames: Please take notice that on March 6, 2018 a Decision/Resolution, copy attached herewith, was rendered by the Supreme Court in the above-entitled case, the original of which was received by this Office on April 6, 2018 at 2:25 p.m. Very truly yours, (SGD) EDGAR O. ARICHETA Clerk of Court ** Acting Chief Justice per Special Order No. 2539, dated February 28, 2018. [1] Rendered by RTC Presiding Judge Maria Ligaya V. Itliong-Rivera, rollo, pp. 3-29. [2] Id. at 30-31. [3] Id. at 32-33. [4] Id. at 34-40. elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/63937 7/10