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EPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES R EPUBLIC METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT EGION NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL R EGION MANILA, BRANCH 23
KAYELYN MAE B. LAT, Plaintiff Plaintiff ,
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CIVIL CASE NO. 14344 FOR : EJECTMENT
HAEL B. REYES, Defendant . !--------------------------------------------------------!
ANS"ER "ITH COUNTERCLAIM (In re: Summons, S ummons, Received on April 1, 2016)
DEFENDANT, !rou"! !e undersi"ned counsel, mos respec#ull$ #iles !er Ans%er in response o !e &ompl'in o# !e l'ini## 'nd inerpose 's %ell 's !er counercl'im '"'ins !e l'er, o %i: 1 'r'"r'p!s 'r'"r'p!s * 'nd + o# !e &ompl'in &ompl'in 're 'dmie 'dmied d 2 'r'"r'p!s 'r'"r'p!s 6, , -, 10 10 'nd 11 o# !e &ompl'in &ompl'in 're denied denied #or l'c. o# o# .no%led"e or in#orm'ion su##icien o #orm ' /elie# 's o !e ver'ci$ or #'lsi$ !ereo#, !e 'lle"'ions !erein /ein" m'ers .no%n onl$ o, 'nd 're %i!in !e conrol onl$, o# !e pl'ini## 'r'"r'p! 'r'"r'p! 12 12 o# !e &ompl &ompl'in 'in is 'dmie 'dmied d * 'r'"r'p! 'r'"r'p! 1 1 is denied denied #or /ein" unrue unrue + 'r'"r'p!s 'r'"r'p!s 1* 1* 'nd 1+ o# !e !e &ompl'i &ompl'in n is 'dmi 'dmied ed
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6 'r'"r'p!s 16 o 1 o# !e &ompl'in 're denied #or /ein" unrue !'vin" no /'sis
SPECIAL AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES
T!e De#end'n did no incur unp'id ren'ls #or !e mon!s o# Novem/er 'nd Decem/er 201+, #or !e re'son !' s!e !'s /een coninuousl$ p'$in" 's ' en'n o# !e resideni'l 'p'rmen, 's evidenced /$ receips, m'r.ed 's A##$! 134 T!' i c'nno /e s'id !' !ere %'s 'n in#orm'ion #rom !e pl'ini## o deposi !e p'$men #or !e mon! o# Novem/er 201+ #or !e re'son !' !e de#end'n !'s 'dv'nced !e s'id p'$men o"e!er %i! !e ren'l #or !e mon! o# 5co/er 201+ /ec'use s!e %ould /e r'vellin" o Sin"'pore 'nd %ould s'$ !ere unil !e l's %ee. o# Decem/er, 's evidenced /$ ' leer received /$ !e son o# !e pl'ini##, m'r.ed 's A##$! 234 - T!' !ere %'s no re'son ' 'll o dem'nd #or !e p'$men o# !e ren'ls since suc! !'ve 'lre'd$ /een p'id /$ !e de#end'n4 10T!' p'r'"r'p! 11 o# !e &ompl'in could no /e possi/le /ec'use !e pl'ini## %'s in#ormed !' de#end'n %ould no /e 'round durin" suc! ime4 11T!' !e pl'ini## !'s no ri"! o insiue !is 'cion #or !e re'son !' !er 'u!ori$ is onl$ limied o collecin" ren'ls #rom !e en'ns o# !e resideni'l 'p'rmens, 's evidenced /$ ' Speci'l o%er o# Aorne$ e7ecued /e%een !e pl'ini## 'nd !e re'l o%ner o# !e s'id 'p'rmen, m'r.ed 's A##$! 334 12 T!' !e re'l o%ner o# !e s'id resideni'l 'p'rmen is !e pl'ini##8s cousin, J%#&'% B()*% C%+%% , %!o %'s in Rome, I'l$ %!en !e le'sin" o# !e 'p'rmen !'s commenced, 's es'/lis!ed /$ !e Speci'l o%er o# Aorne$4 1 T!' !e coninuous possession /$ !e de#end'n is no ille"'l 'nd unl'%#ul /ec'use s!e !'s complied %i! !e erms 'nd condiions speci#ied in !e 9e'se &onr'c e7ecued /e%een !e pl'ini## 'nd !e de#end'n4
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1* T!' /ein" !e c'se 'nd !ere/$ misle'din" !e pu/lic 's o !e ineres o# !e pl'ini## o !e su/ec proper$, !e pl'ini## is no ' proper$ p'r$ o insiue !e compl'in
COMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM 1+ ;$ re'son o# !e '/use o# ri"! commied /$ !e pl'ini## 'nd /$ re'son o# !e ins'n precipi'e 'nd un#ounded sui, !e de#end'n %'s consr'ined o !ire !e services o# ' l'%$er o de#end !is ri"!s 'nd ineress #or ' pro#ession'l #ee o# 20,00000 plus ,00000 per cour 'ppe'r'nce4 16 Simil'rl$, !e pl'ini##8s un#ounded sui !'s c'used !e de#end'n men'l 'n"uis! 'nd su##erin" 'nd pu/lic !umili'ion 'nd em/'rr'ssmen, #or %!ic! !e de#end'n cl'ims mor'l d'm'"es o# 100,00000
PRAYER <=EREF5RE, premises considered, i is respec#ull$ pr'$ed !' !e p'ries /e "iven 'mple ime o re'c! 'n 'mic'/le selemen /e#ore !e >'nil' &i$ >edi'ion &ener4 'nd !' in c'se o# ' #'ilure !ereo#, 'nd '#er ri'l, !e compl'in /e dismissed #or l'c. o# meri 'nd !e de#end'n8s compulsor$ counercl'im /e "r'ned, ie Aorne$8s #ees o# 20,00000 plus mor'l d'm'"es o# 100,00000, plus coss o# sui T!e de#end'n respec#ull$ pr'$s #or suc! 'nd o!er relie#s 's m'$ /e deemed us 'nd e?ui'/le in !e premises &i$ o# >'nil', April 2, 2016
ATTY. ALVIN ANGELO RUFINO &ounsel #or DEFENDANT @ni 162*, >'nil' Residences To%er II, >'l'e, >'nil' TR No 2*+6 >'nil' &i$ 5co/er 1, 201* I; No 22222 >'nil' &i$ Bul$ 16, 201* >&9E No III >'nil' &i$ April 22, 2012 Roll No 12*
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I, HAEL B. REYES, o# le"'l '"e 'nd Filipino, '#er !'vin" /een dul$ s%orn o in 'ccord'nce %i! l'%, depose 'nd s'e T=AT: Fur!ermore, in compli'nce %i! !e Rules o# &our, I !ere/$ ceri#$ !' I !'ve no commenced 'n$ o!er 'cion or proceedin"s involvin" !e s'me issues in !e Supreme &our, !e &our o# Appe'ls, or di##eren divisions !ereo#, or 'n$ o!er ri/un'l or '"enc$4 'nd !' o !e /es o# m$ .no%led"e, no suc! 'cion or proceedin" is pendin" in !e Supreme &our, !e &our o# Appe'ls, or 'n$ o!er ri/un'l or '"enc$ I# I le'rn !' ' simil'r 'cion or proceedin" !'s /een #iled or is pendin" /e#ore !e Supreme &our, !e &our o# Appe'ls, or 'n$ o!er ri/un'l or '"enc$, I s!'ll noi#$ !e cour, ri/un'l or '"enc$ %i!in #ive (+) d'$s #rom noice AFFIANT SAET= NA@=T IN
HAEL B. REYES A##i'n
S@;S&RI;ED AND S<5RN o /e#ore me !is April 2, 20164 '##i'n e7!i/ied o me !er 'sspor E;2*++
NOTARY PUBLIC
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