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An exception to this rule is the "blameless ignorance" doctrine, incorporated in Section 2 of Act No. 3326. Under this doctrine, "the statute of limitations runs only upon discovery of the fact of the invasion of a right which will support a cause of action.
Under the rulings in the Behest Loans Cases, [26] the discovery rule, which is also known as the blameless ignorance doctrine, stipulates that: x x x the statute of limitations runs only upon discovery of the fact of the invasion of a right which will support a cause of action.
Petitioner Benjamin "Kokoy" Romualdez challenges the validity of the informations filed against him for non-filing of SAL. He claims that the preliminary investigation conducted by the PCGG was invalid for lack of jurisdiction and that the Sandiganbayan erred in denying his motion to quash and terminating the preliminary investigation.
Under the "blameless ignorance" doctrine, the statute of limitations runs only upon discovery of the fact of the invasion of a right which will support a cause of action. In other words, courts decline to apply the statute of limitations where the plaintiff neither knew nor had reasonable means of knowing the existence of a cause of action.
The case involves the petition of PCGG to annul the orders of Ombudsman dismissing its complaint against respondents for violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. The issue is whether the Ombudsman has jurisdiction over the case based on the doctrine of blameless ignorance.
Under the "blameless ignorance" doctrine, the statute of limitations runs only upon discovery of the fact of the invasion of a right which will support a cause of action. In other words, courts decline to apply the statute of limitations where the plaintiff neither knew nor had reasonable means of knowing the existence of a cause of action.
Under the rulings in the Behest Loans Cases, 26 the discovery rule, which is also known as the blameless ignorance doctrine, stipulates that: x x x the statute of limitations runs only upon discovery of the fact of the invasion of a right which will support a cause of action.
