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CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:
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3 Records do not disclose other details regarding the said loan, i.e.,
when it was obtained, if it was reduced to writing, and when it exactly
became due and demandable.
4 With an area of 4,343 square meters.
5 With an area of 17,183 square meters.
6 With an area of 8,203 square meters.
7 With an area of 1,043 square meters.
8 With an area of 616 square meters.
9 Rollo, pp. 39-42.
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38376 P 25,328,939.00
29918 P 35,660,800.00
38374 P 28,477,600.00
39232 P 6,233,381.00
39225 P 6,233,381.00
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which, they were able to secure TCTs over the five parcels
of land in their names.
On 16 March 2006, petitioner filed before the RTC a
Complaint12 against respondents Tan, Obiedo, and Atty.
Reyes, for declaration of nullity of deeds of sales and
damages, with prayer for the issuance of a writ of
preliminary injunction and/or temporary restraining order
(TRO). The Complaint was docketed as Civil Case No.
2006-0030.
On the basis of the facts already recounted above,
petitioner raised two causes of action in its Complaint.
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13 Id., at p. 58.
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docket fees for Civil Case No. 2006-0030, the RTC did not
acquire jurisdiction over the said case. Hence, respondent
Tan asked the RTC to issue an order requiring petitioner to
pay the correct and accurate docket fees pursuant to
Section 7(a), Rule 141 of the
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Trial Court, Naga City and for the latter to compute and to collect
the said fees accordingly.‰19
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therein or to prevent a cloud from being cast upon title to the real
property (Art. 476, Civil Code of the Philippines) and the
plaintiff must have legal or equitable title to or interest in the real
property which is the subject matter of the action (Art. 447, ibid.),
and yet plaintiff in QUIETING OF TITLE is required to pay the
fees in accordance with paragraph (a) of Section 7 of the said
Amended Administrative Circular No. 35-2004, hence, with more
reason that the [petitioner] who no longer has title to the real
properties subject of the instant case must be required to pay the
required fees in accordance with Section 7(a) of the Amended
Administrative Circular No. 35-2004 afore-mentioned.
Furthermore, while [petitioner] claims that the action for
declaration of nullity of deed of sale and memorandum of agreement
is
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19 Id., at p. 78.
20 Id., at pp. 80-84.
21 Penned by Judge Novelita Villegas-Llaguno; id., at pp. 85-88.
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No. 104796, March 6, 1998, not to mention the fact that if the said
judgment is allowed to stand and not rectified, the same would
result in grave injustice and irreparable damage to herein
petitioner in view of the prohibitive amount assessed as a
consequence of said Orders.‰27
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27 Id., at p. 27.
28 G.R. No. L-75919, 7 May 1987, 149 SCRA 562, 569.
29 G.R. Nos. 79937-38, 13 February 1989, 170 SCRA 274, 285.
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32 Gochan v. Gochan, 423 Phil. 491, 501; 372 SCRA 256, 263-264
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33 Id.; Serrano v. Delica, G.R. No. 136325, 29 July 2005, 465 SCRA 82,
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34 Gochan v. Gochan, id.
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36 Id., at p. 340.
37 Supra note 33.
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Article 886 of the Civil Code and/or violation of the terms and
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41 Id., at p. 537.
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