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Legal Forms Complaint
PEDRO SANTOS
Defendant,
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COMPLAINT
4. Plaintiffs are the heirs of Spouses Mario and Tessa dela Cruz,
who both died last September 21, 2015. Leaving the plaintiffs as only
heirs.
5. Spouses Mario and Tessa dela Cruz, are the absolute and
registered owner of a parcel of land situated in Sambag, Jaro, Iloilo
City, now being held by Defendants.
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Administrative Circular No. 14-93, July 15, 1993
I. All disputes are subject to Barangay conciliation pursuant to the Revised Katarungang
Pambarangay Law [formerly P. D. 1508, repealed and now replaced by Secs. 399-
422,Chapter VII, Title I, Book III, and Sec. 515, Title I, Book IV, R.A. 7160,
otherwiseknown as the Local Government Code of 1991], and prior recourse thereto is a
precondition before filing a complaint in court or any government offices, except in the
following disputes:
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[5] Disputes involving parties who actually reside in barangays of different
cities or municipalities, except where such barangay units adjoin each other and the
parties thereto agree to submit their differences to amicable settlement by an
appropriate Lupon; (emphasis supplied)
10.1 During the conference before the Lupon ng
Tagapagpayapa, the Defendant did not appear during the
scheduled meeting;
10.2 On March 5, 2020, for failure of the parties to reach a
settlement, the Barangay Chairman issued to the Plaintiff a
Certificate to File Action, photocopy of which is attached
herewith and made an integral part hereof as ANNEX “G”;
11. Plaintiffs seek to recover the subject lot being held by the
Defendants under the right of an absolute and registered owner
through succession:
4
4 SpousesOcampo v. Heirs of Dionisio, G.R. No. 191101, October 1, 2014.
5 Article 476. Whenever there is a cloud on title to real property or any interest therein, by reason
of any instrument, record, claim, encumbrance or proceeding which is apparently valid or effective
but is in truth and in fact invalid, ineffective, voidable, or unenforceable, and may be prejudicial to
said title, an action may be brought to remove such cloud or to quiet the title. xxx
6 Rule 63, Section 1
7 Supra, §3.1
8 Supra, §3.2
9 Supra, §3.3
10 Supra, §3.4
11 Supra, §8.1
12 Heirs of Pocdo v. Avila and Chua, G. R. No. 199146, March 19, 2014.
13. Plaintiff was deprived of all the beneficial use of the subject
lot from the moment the Defendants surreptitiously entered thereto.
Defendants’ possession and occupation should be charged with
reasonable rental fees in the amount of Five Thousand Pesos
(P5,000.00) per month with legal interests. Otherwise, the
Defendants would have unjustly enriched and continuously enrich
themselves at the Plaintiff’s expense.
14. Plaintiff likewise claims for any and all expenses in her
repeated visits to Sambag, Jaro from Mandurriao and vice versa after
the discovery of the deforciant, including her participation to
Barangay conciliation proceedings referred to Lupong Tagapamayapa,
and other costs related to this action, amounting to Twenty Thousand
Pesos (P20,000.00), evidenced by receipts, photocopies of which are
attached herewith and made integral part hereof as ANNEXES “H” to
“H-8”;
513
Id., Article 19
14
Id., Article 2217
16. By way of example or correction for the public good, the
Defendant should likewise be made to pay the amount of Twenty
Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00) as exemplary damages,156
615
Id., Article 2229
injunction if the court should finally decide that Plaintiff is not entitled
thereto;
PRAYER
VI VICO
Counsel for Plaintiff
123 JM Basa St.
Iloilo City 5000
PTR No. 7151978/01-05-20/Iloilo City
Roll of Attorneys No. 86281
IBP No. 315537/8-30-19/Iloilo City
MCLE Compliance No. VI-00000830/07-15-19
Email: vivico@gmail.com / Cell. No. (0916) 123-4567
VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION
OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING
I have not commenced any action or filed any claim involving the same
issues in any court, tribunal or quasi-judicial agency and, to the best of
my knowledge, no such other action or claim is pending therein; and
should I thereafter learn that the same or similar action or claim has been
filed or is pending before any court, tribunal or quasijudicial agency, I
undertake to report said fact within five (5) days from such knowledge to
this Honorable Court.
VI VICO
Notary Public
Commission Expires December 31, 2020
Roll of Attorneys No. 86281 / 315537/8-30-19/Iloilo City
MCLE Compliance No. VI-00000830/07-15-19
PTR No. 7151978/01-05-20/Iloilo City
Email: engrjhez@gmail.com/Cell No. (0906) 377-8888
Doc. No. 439
Page No. 88
Book No. 2
Series of 2020
VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION
OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING
I have not commenced any action or filed any claim involving the same
issues in any court, tribunal or quasi-judicial agency and, to the best of
my knowledge, no such other action or claim is pending therein; and
should I thereafter learn that the same or similar action or claim has been
filed or is pending before any court, tribunal or quasijudicial agency, I
undertake to report said fact within five (5) days from such knowledge to
this Honorable Court.
VI VICO
Notary Public
Commission Expires December 31, 2020
Roll of Attorneys No. 86281 / 315537/8-30-19/Iloilo City
MCLE Compliance No. VI-00000830/07-15-19
PTR No. 7151978/01-05-20/Iloilo City
Email: engrjhez@gmail.com/Cell No. (0906) 377-8888
Doc. No. 440
Page No. 88
Book No. 2
Series of 2020