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volving the same parties for the same cause of action, either
simultaneously or successively, on the supposition that one or the
other court would come out with a favorable disposition.‰
Same; Same; The evil sought to be avoided by the rule against
forum shopping is the rendition by two (2) competent tribunals of
two separate and contradictory decisions.·As We held in Brown-
Araneta v. Araneta, 707 SCRA 222 (2013), „(t)he evil sought to be
avoided by the rule against forum shopping is the rendition by two
competent tribunals of two separate and contradictory decisions.
Unscrupulous party-litigants, taking advantage of a variety of
competent tribunals, may repeatedly try their luck in several
different fora until a favorable result is reached.‰
SERENO, CJ.:
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9 Id., at p. 56.
10 Dated 18 June 2007, docketed as Civil Case No. 336; id., at pp. 58-
62.
11 Id., at p. 59; 26 April 2006 and 9 June 2007.
12 Id., at pp. 58-59.
13 Id., at p. 65.
14 Id., at p. 66.
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MCTCÊs Ruling
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CAÊs Ruling
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20 Supra note 1.
21 Rollo, p. 29.
22 Id., at pp. 17-18.
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On the date set, the parties and their respective lawyers appeared.
Instead of immediately hearing the aforesaid prayer, the court,
considering that the parties are natives of this place (Mountain
Province) who belong to the so called groups of Indigenous
Peoples/Indigenous Cultural Communities of our country, and
that the land subject of this case is also located within this same
province, asked the following questions to the parties, to wit:
1. Do they admit that they belong to and are members of
the Indigenous Peoples/Ind ig
enous Cultural
Communities?
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To these questions, both parties replied in the affirmative: that
indeed, they belong to and are members of the so called group
of Indigenous Peoples/Indigenous Cultural Communities
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28 Id., at p. 27.
29 Rollo, p. 11.
30 Tanenglian v. Lorenzo, 573 Phil. 472, 502; 550 SCRA 348, 372
(2008).
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31 Rollo, p. 57.
32 R.A. No. 8371 (Indigenous PeopleÊs Rights Act of 1997)
33 NCIP ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 01-98 (RULES AND REGULATIONS
IMPLEMENTING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8371, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS „THE
INDIGENOUS PEOPLESÊ RIGHTS ACT OF 1997‰).
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34 Rollo, p. 45.
35 Id., at p. 87.
36 Supra note 1.
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41 Rollo, p. 30.
42 Id., at pp. 28-29.
43 Id., at p. 29.
44 Id., at p. 49.
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Petitioner-appellant is guilty
of forum shopping
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45 Id., at p. 50.
46 Brown-Araneta v. Araneta, G.R. No. 190814, 9 October 2013, 707
SCRA 222.
47 Id.; Stronghold Insurance Company, Inc. v. Stroem, G.R. No.
204689, 21 January 2015, 746 SCRA 598. (Emphasis supplied)
48 Supra note 10.
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49 Id., at p. 55.
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other initiatory pleading but shall be cause for the dismissal of the
case without prejudice, unless otherwise provided, upon motion and
after hearing. The submission of a false certification or
noncompliance with any of the undertakings therein shall
constitute indirect contempt of court, without prejudice to
the corresponding administrative and criminal actions. If
the acts of the party or his counsel clearly constitute willful
and deliberate forum shopping, the same shall be ground for
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