Name Of The Offended Party

Sec.   12.   Name   of   the   offended   party.   –   The   complaint   or information  must  state  the  name  and  surname  of  the  person against   whom   or   against   whose   property   the   offense   was committed,  or  any  appellation  or  nickname  by  which  such  person has been or is known. If there is no better way of identifying him, he must be described under a fictitious name.

(a) In offenses against property, if the name of the offended party is unknown, the property must be described with such particularity as to properly identify the offense charged.
 
(b) If the true name of the person against whom or against whose property  the  offense  was  committed  is  thereafter  disclosed  or ascertained, the court must cause such true name to be inserted in he complaint or information and the record.
 
(c) If the offended party is a juridical person, it is sufficient to state its  name,  or  any  name  or  designation  by  which  it  is  known  or  by which  it  may  be  identified,  without  need  of  averring  that  it  is  a juridical person or that it is organized in accordance with law.

IN WHAT CASE IS THE NAME OF THE OFFENDED PARTY DISPENSIBLE?

> In offenses against property, the name of the offended party may be  dispensed  with  as  long  as  the  object  taken  or  destroyed  is particularly described to properly identifying the offense

IN WHAT CASES IS THE NAME OF THE OFFENDED PARTY INDISPENSIBLE?

> In   cases   involving   slander   and   robbery   with   violence   or intimidation (People v. Lahoylaloy, 38 Phil 330)

WHEN SHOULD THE ACCUSED RAISE AN ERROR IN HIS NAME?

> Upon arraignment
> Otherwise,  he  is  deemed  to  have  waived  the  question  of  his identity on appeal