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Regional Container Lines (RCL) of Singapore and EDSA SHIPPING AGENCY, Petitioners, vs. THE Netherlands Insurance Co. (Philippines), INC., Respondent
Regional Container Lines (RCL) of Singapore and EDSA SHIPPING AGENCY, Petitioners, vs. THE Netherlands Insurance Co. (Philippines), INC., Respondent
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BRION, J.:
For our resolution is the petition for review on certiorari
filed by petitioners Regional Container Lines of Singapore
(RCL) and EDSA Shipping Agency (EDSA Shipping) to
annul and set aside the decision1 and resolution2 of the
Court of Appeals (CA) dated May 26, 2004 and May 10,
2005, respectively, in CAG.R. CV No. 76690.
RCL is a foreign corporation based in Singapore. It does
business in the Philippines through its agent, EDSA
Shipping, a domestic corporation organized and existing
under Philippine laws. Respondent Netherlands Insurance
Company (Philippines), Inc. (Netherlands Insurance) is
likewise a domestic corporation engaged in the marine
underwriting business.
Factual Antecedents
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5 The bill of lading issued by UFreight provided that its liability shall
be discharged “unless a suit is brought in the proper forum and written
notice thereof received by the carrier within nine (9) months after the
delivery of the goods.” By the time UFreight, UOcean, and Pacific Eagle
were impleaded in the amended complaints, the period to file claims had
already lapsed.
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