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A N SW E R DEFENDANT,JANE M.RECTO,byhe r sel f ,and t ot hi sHo Honorabl e
Co ur t ,mo s tr e s pe c t f ul l yal l e g est hat :
1. .P Par agr aph 1 i s bei ng deni ed f or hav i ng no knowl edge or i nf orma mat i on suffici entt of orm abel i efast ot hecorr ect nessor f al s i t yoft heal l e gat i ons ; 2. Paragr aph 2i sbei ngdeni ed,t het r ut h bei ngt hatst at edi nt he affi ffir r mat i v edef ense s; 3. .D Def e ndant admi mi t s t he al l e gat i on i n par agr aph 3 of t he comp mpl ai ntonl yi nsof arast hef actt hatt hename meofAndr eaC. Vda.DeGut i er r ezi si ndi cat edi nt heTr ansf erCer t i fic at eofTi t l e No. 80312, wi t hout pr ej udi ce t o t he Memor andum
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Encumbr ancesi ndi cat edt her ei n; 4.D . Def e ndantadmi mi t spar agr aphs4and5; 5. Def endantdeni espar agr aph 6,t het r ut h bei ngt hats t at ed i n t heaffir ffir mat i v edef ense s;
6.Paragr aph 7 i sadmi t t edast ot hepart i algut t i ngoffir ebyt he sai dapart mentuni t ; 7. Def endanthasnoknowl edgeori nf or mat i onsuffici entt of or ma bel i e fast ot het r ut hf ul nessoft heav er nment si npar agr aphs813oft hecompl ai nt .
SPECI ALAND/OR AFFI RMATI VE DEFENSES Def endanther eby r epl eads al lt he f oregoi ng al l egat i ons and,by wayofspe ci aland/oraffir mat i v edef e nsess t at e st hat : : 8.The answer i ng def endant and hi s codef e ndant hav e been l easi ng2080C wi t hamont hl yr ent alofP2, 000. 00; 9.Thesubj ectpr oper t yi scover ed by Transf erCer t i ficat eofTi t l e No.80312 r e gi s t er ed undert henameofANDREA C.VDA.DE GUTI ERREZ; 10. Veri ficat i on l at ermadeon t heTi t l edi scl osed t hat ,asearl yas Mar c h 25,1969,a f e w mont hs bef or et he deat h oft he s ai d r egi st er ed owner ,t her ewasal r eadyaNot i ceofSei zur eand on Januar y4,1973,t hesai dpr oper t ywasfinal l yf or f ei t edi nf av or of t he Phi l i ppi ne Gov er nment and i t was ne v er r e dee med wi t hi nt heoney e arr egl ement ar yper i odofr edempt i on; 11. Thei nst antcompl ai nti spr emat ur el yfil edf orf ai l ur et ocompl y wi t ht he mandat or y conci l i at i on pr oceedi ngs i nt he Bar angay underSec t i on 18 oft he Rul e on Summar y Pr oc edur e whi c h s t a t e s : Sec t i on 18. Ref er r al t o Lupon – Case s r e qui r i ng r e f e r r alt ot he Lupo nf o rc o nc i l i at i o n undert hepr ovi si onsofPr esi dent i alDecr eeNo. 1508 wher et he r ei s no co mpl i ancewi t h such r e qui r e me nt , s hal l be di smi ss ed wi t hout pr e j udi c e ,xx xxx . ”
12. Ev en ass umi ng t hat t he af or e me nt i oned pr ov i si on was compl i ed wi t h,st i l lt hei nst antcompl ai nthast obedi smi ssed f orhavi ngnocauseofact i on,i tbei ngfil edbyt hepl ai nt i ff who i snotapart yi ni nt er est .Hei snei t hert heownernort hel egal hei r oft he owneroft he subj ectpr oper t y ,whi ch i s al r eady owned by t he gov er nmentoft he Republ i c oft he Phi l i ppi nes . ( Pl easer ef ert opage3 ofTCT No.80312 at t ached her ewi t h as Anne x“ A”t o“ A2” )
COUNTERCLAI M
Thef or egoi ngal l e gat i onsar er epl eadedher ei nbyr ef e r e nce. By r eason oft he mal i ci ous fil i ng oft he pr ese ntc ase,def endant suffer ed sl ee pl es s ni ght s, humi l i at i on, anxi e t y and besmi r ched r eput at i on,t her ebywarr ant i ngt heawar d ofmor aldamageswhi ch can be r e asonabl y ass essed at P50,000. 00.Pl ai nt i ff shoul dl i ke wi se be or der ed t o pay e xe mpl ar y damages ofanot he r P50, 000. 00 and t he l i t i g at i o ne xpe ns e st hede f e ndantwi l lne c e ss ar i l yi nc ur .
PRAYER
WHEREFORE,pr e mi s e sc o ns i de r e d,i ti smo s tr e s pe c t f ul l ypr a y e d oft hi s Honor abl e Cour tt hatt he i nst antcompl ai ntbe di smi ss ed f or havi ngnocauseofact i on,andf orut t erwantofbasi si nf actandi nl aw.
Ot herr el i efj ustand equi t abl e undert he pr emi ses are l i kewi se pr a y e df or .
Mani l a,Phi l i ppi ne s ,
Nov ember10,2005.
JANE M.RECTO De f endant
EXPLANATI ON The f or e goi ng Answe ri s bei ng se r v ed by r egi s t er ed mai ldue t o di st anceandt i meconst r ai nt s.
JANE M.RECTO
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VERI FI CATI ON AND CERTI FI CATI ON OFNONFORUM SHOPPI NG Republ i coft hePhi l i ppi nes)S. S. Ci t yofMani l a ) I ,JANE M.RECTO o fl e g alag e ,Fi l i pi no c i t i z e ns and wi t h post aladdr es s at 2080A Jose Abad Sant os St r ee t , St a. Mes a, Mani l a,af t erhavi ngbeen swor nt oi n accor dancewi t hl aw her eby deposeandsay : ,
1.
ThatIt hedef endanti nt heabov eent i t l edcase;
2. That Ihav e caused t he pr epar at i on oft he f or egoi ng ANSWER andt hatt hecont ent st her eofar et r ueand cor r ectofmy ownper sonalknowl edgeandbase daut hent i cdocument s; 3. That I hav e not commenced any ot her act i on or pr oceedi ng i nvol vi ng t hesamei ssuesi nt hi sHonor abl eCour t ,i n
t heSupr emeCour tori n anyot hert r i bunaloragency ,t hatt ot he bes tofmyknowl edge,nosuc h act i on orpr oceedi ngi spendi ngi n t hi s Honor abl e Cour t ,i nt he Supr eme Cour t or i n any ot her t r i bunaloragency ,and shoul d Il ear nt hata si mi l ar act i on or pr oceedi nghasbeenfil edori spendi ngi nt hi sHonor abl eCour t ,i n t heSupr emeCour tori n anyot hert r i bunaloragency ,Iunder t ake t or eportt hatf actwi t hi n five( 5)dayst her ef r om t ot hi sHonorabl e Cour t . I n wi t nes swher eof ,wehav eher eunt ose tmyhand t hi s__ __ dayofNov ember2005.
JANE M.RECTO Affiant
o bef or e me t hi s __ _ __day of SUBSCRI BED AND SWORN t Nov ember 2005,at Mani l a,Phi l i ppi nes ,affiant e xhi bi t i ng t o me Communi t yTax Cer t i ficat eNo.__ __ __ __ __ __ _i ssued at_ __ __ __ __ _, i ssuedon___ ___ ___ __.
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VI VI AN Q.ABANTO,MELANI E N. PI CANA,ELLEN N.TURANI ZAand JOCELYN FLORES, Def endant s. xx
URGENT MOTI ON TO ADMI T ANSWER sel fand COMES NOW DEFENDANT V , I VI AN Q.ABANTO,by her unt ot hi sHonorabl eCourtmostr espect f ul l yal l eges:
1.
V VI AN Q.ABANTO i Tha t I soneoft hedef endant si n Ci vi l
Case No.179618CVpendi ngbef or et hi sHonor abl eCour t ;
2.
Thather ei n def endantf ai l ed t o answert hesummon and
c ompl ai ntr e l at i v et ot hec as eatbar ;
3.
Thatdef endant ’ sf ai l ur et oanswerwasduet oheri ncapaci t y
t ohi r ec ouns e lt hatwi l lappr o pr i at e l ys e tuphe rde f e ns e ;
4.
Thatdef endant s ’ac t i on wasbr oughtaboutby he ri ns t i nct
and l ack ofknowl edgeoft hel eg alconse quence sofhermov eand t hat def endanthasnoi nt ent i on t onei t herdi sobeyt hel awf ulpr ocessesoft he Ho no r a bl eCo ur tno rde l a yt heo r de r l yadmi ni s t r a t i o no ft hej us t i c ei nt he i ns t antc as e ;
5.
Thatdef endantduet oaf or es ai duni nt endedi nci dentbegsf or
an apol ogy wi t h a firm commi t mentt hata si mi l ari nci dentwi l lne v er happenag ai n.
WHEREFORE,pr e mi s e sc o ns i de r e d,i ti smo s tr e s pe c t f ul l ypr a y e d
oft hi sHonor abl eCour tt hatt heher et oat t achedanswerbeconsi der edi n t hegr e at e ri nt e r e s to fj us t i c eande qui t y .
Ot her rel i ef sf ai r and r easonabl ei nt he pr emi ses are l i kewi se pr a y e df or . Mani l a,Phi l i ppi ne s . Apr i l28,2005.
VI VI AN Q.ABANTO De f endant
Noti ceofHeari ng TheBr anc hCl er kofCour t Me TC,Br anc h23 Mani l a Gr eet i ngs!
Pl easesubmi tt hef or egoi ngMot i on f ort heki ndconsi der at i on and r esol ut i onoft heHonor abl eCour ti mmedi at el yuponr ecei pther eof .
VI VI AN Q.ABANTO Copyf ur ni shed:
ATTY.ROMEO V.FULLANTE P. C.Nol asco& Associ at es Rm.548Wel l i ngt onBl dg. Pl azaLor enzoRui z,Bi nondo,Mani l a
EXPLANATI ON Pur suantt oRul e13Sect i on11oft he1997Rul esofCi vi l Pr ocedur e,t hef or egoi ngmot i onwasser vedt hr oughr egi st er edmai ldue t odi st anceandt i meconst r ai nt s.
VI VI AN Q.ABANTO
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VI VI AN Q.ABANTO,MELANI E N. PI CANA,ELLEN N.TURANI ZAand JOCELYN FLORES, Def endant s. xx
URGENT MOTI ON TO ADMI T ANSWER
COME NOW DEFENDANTS,t hr ought heunder si gnedcounse land unt ot hi sHonorabl eCourtmostr espect f ul l yal l eges:
1.
Thatdef endant sc amet ot heunder si gnedcounselonewe ek
bef or et hefil i ngoft heAnswer ;
2.
That due t o v ol umi nous wor kl oad f r om
hi s c our t
ass i gnment sand l aborc ase st heunder si gnedcounse lnee dsmor et i me i npr epar i ngt heAnswert ot heCompl ai nt ;
3.
Thatt heunder s i gned counse lduet o af or esai d uni nt ended
i nci dentbeg sf oran apol ogy wi t h a fir m co mmi t mentt hata si mi l ar i nci dentwi l lneverhappenagai n.
WHEREFORE,pr e mi s e sc o ns i de r e d,i ti smo s tr e s pe c t f ul l ypr a y e d
oft hi sHonor abl eCour tt hatt heher et oat t achedanswerbeconsi der edi n t hegr e at e ri nt e r e s to fj us t i c eande qui t y .
Ot her rel i ef sf ai r and r easonabl ei nt he pr emi ses are l i kewi se pr a y e df or . Mani l a,Phi l i ppi ne s . Apr i l28,2005.
Depar t mentofJust i ce PUBLI C ATTORNEY' SOFFI CE Mani l aDi s t r i c t 4/FW.Godi noBl dg. 350Arr ocerosSt r eet , Er mi t a,Mani l a By:
DONALD H.MACASAET Publ i cAt t or ne yI I
Noti ceofHeari ng TheBr anc hCl er kofCour t Me TC,Br anc h23 Mani l a Gr eet i ngs!
Pl easesubmi tt hef or egoi ngMot i on f ort heki ndconsi der at i on and r esol ut i onoft heHonor abl eCour ti mmedi at el yuponr ecei pther eof .
DONALD H.MACASAET Copyf ur ni shed:
ATTY.ROMEO V.FULLANTE P. C.Nol asco& Associ at es Rm.548Wel l i ngt onBl dg. Pl azaLor enzoRui z,Bi nondo,Mani l a
EXPLANATI ON Pur suantt oRul e13Sect i on11oft he1997Rul esofCi vi l Pr ocedur e,t hef or egoi ngmot i onwasser vedt hr oughr egi st er edmai ldue t odi st anceandt i meconst r ai nt s.
DONALD H.MACASAET
