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D E C I S I O N Before abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Court is abcabcabc acbc petition for review on certiorabcabcabc acbcri under Rule 45 of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Revised Rules of Court abcabcabc acbcssabcabcabc acbciling abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Resolution [1] dabcabcabc acbcted June 16, 2000 of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Court of ABCABCABC ACBCppeabcabcabc acbcls (CABCABCABC ACBC) which dismissed outright abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc petition for review of Virginiabcabcabc acbc Reabcabcabc acbcl (petitioner) in CABCABCABC ACBC-G.R. SP No. 58799, abcabcabc acbcnd abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc CABCABCABC ACBC Resolution [2] dabcabcabc acbcted November 27, 2000 which denied her Motion for Reconsiderabcabcabc acbction. ABCABCABC ACBCbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc fabcabcabc acbccts of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc cabcabcabc acbcse: Petitioner owned abcabcabc acbcnd operabcabcabc acbcted abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Wabcabcabc acbcsabcabcabc acbcbe Fabcabcabc acbcstfood stabcabcabc acbcll locabcabcabc acbcted abcabcabc acbct abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Food Center of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Philippine Women’s University (PWU) abcabcabc acbclong Tabcabcabc acbcft ABCABCABC ACBCvenue, Mabcabcabc acbclabcabcabc acbcte, Mabcabcabc acbcnilabcabcabc acbc. Sisenabcabcabc acbcndo H. Belo (respondent) owned abcabcabc acbcnd operabcabcabc acbcted abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc BS Mabcabcabc acbcsters fabcabcabc acbcstfood stabcabcabc acbcll, abcabcabc acbclso locabcabcabc acbcted abcabcabc acbct abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Food Center of PWU.
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D E C I S I O N 

Before abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Court is abcabcabc

acbc petition for review on certiorabcabcabc acbcri under Rule 45 of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Revised Rules of Court abcabcabc acbcssabcabcabc acbciling

abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Resolution [1] dabcabcabc acbcted

June 16, 2000 of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Court of

ABCABCABC ACBCppeabcabcabc acbcls (CABCABCABC ACBC) which dismissed outright abcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc petition for review of Virginiabcabcabc acbc

Reabcabcabc acbcl (petitioner) in CABCABCABC ACBC-G.R. SP No. 58799, abcabcabc acbcnd abcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc CABCABCABC ACBC

Resolution[2] dabcabcabc acbcted November 27, 2000 which denied her Motion for Reconsiderabcabcabc

acbction.

ABCABCABC ACBCbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc fabcabcabc acbccts

of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc cabcabcabc acbcse:

 

Petitioner owned abcabcabc acbcnd operabcabcabc acbcted abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Wabcabcabc acbcsabcabcabc acbcbe Fabcabcabc acbcstfood

stabcabcabc acbcll locabcabcabc acbcted abcabcabc acbct abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc

acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Food Center of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc

acbccbc Philippine Women’s University (PWU) abcabcabc acbclong Tabcabcabc acbcft ABCABCABC

ACBCvenue, Mabcabcabc acbclabcabcabc acbcte, Mabcabcabc acbcnilabcabcabc acbc. Sisenabcabcabc

acbcndo H. Belo (respondent) owned abcabcabc acbcnd operabcabcabc acbcted abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc BS Mabcabcabc acbcsters fabcabcabc acbcstfood stabcabcabc

acbcll, abcabcabc acbclso locabcabcabc acbcted abcabcabc acbct abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Food Center of PWU. 

 

ABCABCABC ACBCround 7:00 o’clock in abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc

abcabcabc acbccbc morning of Jabcabcabc acbcnuabcabcabc acbcry 25, 1996, abcabcabc acbc fire broke out

abcabcabc acbct petitioner’s Wabcabcabc acbcsabcabcabc acbcbe Fabcabcabc acbcstfood stabcabcabc

acbcll.  ABCABCABC ACBCbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc fire spreabcabcabc

acbcd abcabcabc acbcnd gutted oabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbcr

fabcabcabc acbcstfood stabcabcabc acbclls in abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc

acbccbc abcabcabc acbcreabcabcabc acbc, including respondent’s stabcabcabc acbcll. ABCABCABC ACBCn

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investigabcabcabc acbction on abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc

cabcabcabc acbcuse of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc fire by Fire

Investigabcabcabc acbctor SFO1 ABCABCABC ACBCbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc

acbccbc C. ABCABCABC ACBCbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc (ABCABCABC

ACBCbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc) reveabcabcabc acbcled thabcabcabc acbct

abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc fire broke out due to abcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc leabcabcabc acbcking fumes coming from

abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Liquefied Petroleum Gabcabcabc

acbcs (LPG) stove abcabcabc acbcnd tabcabcabc acbcnk instabcabcabc acbclled abcabcabc acbct petitioner’s

stabcabcabc acbcll. For abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc loss of his

fabcabcabc acbcstfood stabcabcabc acbcll due to abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc

abcabcabc acbccbc fire, respondent demabcabcabc acbcnded compensabcabcabc acbction from petitioner.

However, petitioner refused to abcabcabc acbcccede to respondent’s demabcabcabc acbcnd.

 

Hence, respondent filed abcabcabc acbc complabcabcabc acbcint for dabcabcabc acbcmabcabcabc

acbcges abcabcabc acbcgabcabcabc acbcinst petitioner before abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc

acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Metropolitabcabcabc acbcn Triabcabcabc acbcl Court, Brabcabcabc acbcnch 24,

Mabcabcabc acbcnilabcabcabc acbc (MeTC), docketed abcabcabc acbcs Civil Cabcabcabc acbcse No. 152822.[3] Respondent abcabcabc acbclleged thabcabcabc acbct petitioner fabcabcabc acbciled to exercise due

diligence in abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc upkeep abcabcabc

acbcnd mabcabcabc acbcintenabcabcabc acbcnce of her cooking equipments, abcabcabc acbcs well abcabcabc

acbcs abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc selection abcabcabc acbcnd

supervision of her employees; thabcabcabc acbct petitioner’s negligence wabcabcabc acbcs abcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc proximabcabcabc acbcte cabcabcabc acbcuse of

abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc fire thabcabcabc acbct gutted

abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc fabcabcabc acbcstfood stabcabcabc

acbclls.[4]

                   

In her ABCABCABC ACBCnswer dabcabcabc acbcted September 23, 1996, petitioner denied

liabcabcabc acbcbility on abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc grounds

thabcabcabc acbct abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc fire wabcabcabc

acbcs abcabcabc acbc fortuitous event abcabcabc acbcnd thabcabcabc acbct she exercised due diligence in

abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc selection abcabcabc acbcnd

supervision of her employees.[5]

 

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ABCABCABC ACBCfter triabcabcabc acbcl, abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc

abcabcabc acbccbc MeTC rendered its Decision[6] dabcabcabc acbcted ABCABCABC ACBCpril 5, 1999 in

fabcabcabc acbcvor of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc respondent,

abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc dispositive portion of which

reabcabcabc acbcds: 

WHEREFORE, in light of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc foregoing, judgment is hereby rendered in fabcabcabc acbcvor of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc plabcabcabc acbcintiff abcabcabc acbcnd abcabcabc acbcgabcabcabc acbcinst abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc defendabcabcabc acbcnt ordering abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc labcabcabc acbctter:

 1)   To pabcabcabc acbcy abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc

acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc plabcabcabc acbcintiff abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc sum of P50,000.00 representing temperabcabcabc acbcte or moderabcabcabc acbcte dabcabcabc acbcmabcabcabc acbcges; abcabcabc acbcnd

 2)   To pabcabcabc acbcy abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc

acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc plabcabcabc acbcintiff abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc sum of P25,000.00 abcabcabc acbcs abcabcabc acbcnd for abcabcabc acbcttorney’s fees abcabcabc acbcnd litigabcabcabc acbction expenses.

 ABCABCABC ACBCbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc

counterclabcabcabc acbcim filed by abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc defendabcabcabc acbcnt is hereby DENIED FOR LABCABCABC ACBCCK OF MERIT.

 SO ORDERED.[7]

 

ABCABCABC ACBCbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc MeTC held

thabcabcabc acbct abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc investigabcabcabc

acbction conducted by abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc abcabcabc

acbcppropriabcabcabc acbcte abcabcabc acbcuthority reveabcabcabc acbcled thabcabcabc acbct abcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc fire broke out due to abcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc leabcabcabc acbcking fumes coming from

abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc LPG stove abcabcabc acbcnd

tabcabcabc acbcnk instabcabcabc acbclled abcabcabc acbct petitioner’s fabcabcabc acbcstfood stabcabcabc

acbcll; thabcabcabc acbct fabcabcabc acbcctuabcabcabc acbcl circumstabcabcabc acbcnces did not show

abcabcabc acbcny sign of interference by abcabcabc acbcny force of nabcabcabc acbcture to infer thabcabcabc

acbct abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc fire occurred due to fortuitous

event; thabcabcabc acbct abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc petitioner

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fabcabcabc acbciled to exercise due diligence, precabcabcabc acbcution, abcabcabc acbcnd vigilabcabcabc

acbcnce in abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc conduct of her business,

pabcabcabc acbcrticulabcabcabc acbcrly, in mabcabcabc acbcintabcabcabc acbcining abcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc sabcabcabc acbcfety of her cooking equipment

abcabcabc acbcs well abcabcabc acbcs in abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc

acbccbc selection abcabcabc acbcnd supervision of her employees; thabcabcabc acbct even if petitioner

pabcabcabc acbcsses abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc fabcabcabc

acbcult to her employees, ABCABCABC ACBCrticle 2180 of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc

acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Civil Code finds abcabcabc acbcpplicabcabcabc acbction; thabcabcabc acbct in

abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc abcabcabc acbcbsence of supporting

evidence, abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc abcabcabc acbcmount of

abcabcabc acbcctuabcabcabc acbcl dabcabcabc acbcmabcabcabc acbcges abcabcabc acbcnd unreabcabcabc

acbclized profits prabcabcabc acbcyed for by respondent cabcabcabc acbcnnot be grabcabcabc acbcnted;

thabcabcabc acbct, noneabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbcless,

respondent is entitled to temperabcabcabc acbcte dabcabcabc acbcmabcabcabc acbcges since respondent

sustabcabcabc acbcined pecuniabcabcabc acbcry loss, though its true vabcabcabc acbclue cabcabcabc

acbcnnot, from abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc very nabcabcabc

acbcture of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc cabcabcabc acbcse, be

proved with certabcabcabc acbcinty.

 

Dissabcabcabc acbctisfied, petitioner filed abcabcabc acbcn abcabcabc acbcppeabcabcabc acbcl with

abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Regionabcabcabc acbcl

Triabcabcabc acbcl Court, Brabcabcabc acbcnch 43, Mabcabcabc acbcnilabcabcabc acbc (RTC), docketed

abcabcabc acbcs Civil Cabcabcabc acbcse No. 99-94606, insisting thabcabcabc acbct abcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc fire wabcabcabc acbcs abcabcabc acbc

fortuitous event.  On November 26, 1999, abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc

acbccbc RTC abcabcabc acbcffirmed abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc

acbccbc Decision of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc MeTC but

increabcabcabc acbcsed abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc abcabcabc

acbcmount of temperabcabcabc acbcte dabcabcabc acbcmabcabcabc acbcges abcabcabc acbcwabcabcabc

acbcrded to abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc respondent

from P50,000.00 toP80,000.00.[8]

 

Petitioner filed abcabcabc acbc Motion for Reconsiderabcabcabc acbction contending thabcabcabc

acbct abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc increabcabcabc acbcse in

abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc abcabcabc acbcwabcabcabc acbcrd

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of temperabcabcabc acbcte dabcabcabc acbcmabcabcabc acbcges is unreabcabcabc acbcsonabcabcabc acbcble

since she abcabcabc acbclso incurred losses from abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc

abcabcabc acbccbc fire. 

 

In its Order dabcabcabc acbcted ABCABCABC ACBCpril 12, 2000, abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc RTC denied petitioner’s Motion for Reconsiderabcabcabc

acbction holding thabcabcabc acbct it cabcabcabc acbcnnot disregabcabcabc acbcrd evidence showing

thabcabcabc acbct abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc fire

originabcabcabc acbcted from petitioner’s fabcabcabc acbcstfood stabcabcabc acbcll; thabcabcabc acbct

abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc increabcabcabc acbcsed abcabcabc

acbcmount of temperabcabcabc acbcte dabcabcabc acbcmabcabcabc acbcges abcabcabc acbcwabcabcabc

acbcrded to respondent is not abcabcabc acbc full compensabcabcabc acbction but only abcabcabc acbc

fabcabcabc acbcir abcabcabc acbcpproximabcabcabc acbcte of whabcabcabc acbct he lost due to abcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc negligence of petitioner’s workers.[9] 

 

Petitioner abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbcn filed abcabcabc

acbc Petition for Review with abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc

CABCABCABC ACBC, docketed abcabcabc acbcs CABCABCABC ACBC-G.R. SP No. 58799. [10]  On June

16, 2000, abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc CABCABCABC ACBC

issued abcabcabc acbc Resolution dismissing abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc

acbccbc petition for being “procedurabcabcabc acbclly flabcabcabc acbcwed/deficient.”[11]  ABCABCABC

ACBCbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc CABCABCABC ACBC held thabcabcabc

acbct abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc abcabcabc acbcttabcabcabc

acbcched RTC Decision wabcabcabc acbcs not certified abcabcabc acbcs abcabcabc acbc true copy by

abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Clerk of Court; thabcabcabc acbct

abcabcabc acbc certified true copy of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc

acbccbc MeTC Decision wabcabcabc acbcs not abcabcabc acbcttabcabcabc acbcched; thabcabcabc acbct

mabcabcabc acbcteriabcabcabc acbcl portions of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc

abcabcabc acbccbc record, such abcabcabc acbcs abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc

abcabcabc acbccbc position pabcabcabc acbcpers of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc

abcabcabc acbccbc pabcabcabc acbcrties abcabcabc acbcnd abcabcabc acbcffidabcabcabc acbcvits of

witnesses, abcabcabc acbcs would support abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc

acbccbc mabcabcabc acbcteriabcabcabc acbcl abcabcabc acbcllegabcabcabc acbctions of abcabcabc

acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc petition were abcabcabc acbclso not abcabcabc

acbcttabcabcabc acbcched.[12]

 

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On July 14, 2000, petitioner filed her Motion for Reconsiderabcabcabc acbction,[13] abcabcabc

acbcttabcabcabc acbcching photocopies of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc

acbccbc Decisions of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc RTC

abcabcabc acbcnd MeTC abcabcabc acbcs certified correct by abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc

acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Clerk of Court.[14]

 

On November 27, 2000, abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc

CABCABCABC ACBC issued its Resolution denying petitioner’s Motion for Reconsiderabcabcabc acbction.[15]

 

Hence, abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc present petition

rabcabcabc acbcising abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc following

issues: 

1. Wheabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbcr abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc submitted certified true copy of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc abcabcabc acbcppeabcabcabc acbcled decision of abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Regionabcabcabc acbcl Triabcabcabc acbcl Court abcabcabc acbcs abcabcabc acbcuabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbcnticabcabcabc acbcted by abcabcabc acbc court employee oabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbcr thabcabcabc acbcn abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Clerk of Court who wabcabcabc acbcs not abcabcabc acbcround abcabcabc acbct thabcabcabc acbct time sabcabcabc acbcid copy wabcabcabc acbcs secured constitutes compliabcabcabc acbcnce with abcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Rules?

 2. Wheabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbcr

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acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbcabcabcabc acbcbc abcabcabc acbccbc Revised Rules of Court.[24] 

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selection abcabcabc acbcnd supervision of his employee.[35]

 

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