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Accused S, a municipal procurement officer, is charged in a criminal information with falsification of public documents for forging a delivery receipt in connection with a P2,000,000 supply contract with a private supplier. A civil action for damages based on the same alleged falsification has been filed by the Municipality in the Regional Trial Court, seeking P2,000,000 plus interest. The civil action raises as essential issues whether the delivery receipt and the procurement contract actually existed and whether the procurement was properly authorized. (a) Identify the doctrine involved and the controlling rule. (b) Do a prejudicial question analysis: does a prejudicial question exist in these facts? Explain with the elements and reasoning. (c) If a prejudicial question exists, what is the proper procedural remedy and why? If no prejudicial question exists, outline the alternative path for the prosecution.

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The doctrine applicable is res judicata, and once the civil action is filed, the criminal action must be dismissed to prevent duplicative litigation. There is a prejudicial question; the remedy is to consolidate the civil and criminal actions into one trial so that a single determination resolves both. No prejudicial question exists because the civil action involves only damages and does not directly determine guilt; The remedy is to prosecute the criminal case and allow the civil action to be resolved separately. There is a prejudicial question under Rule 111; Yes. A prejudicial question exists because the civil action presents essential issues (existence of the delivery receipt and procurement contract) that determine the guilt of the accused for falsification; The proper remedy is to stay the criminal action pending resolution of the civil action to avoid inconsistent judgments.

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