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A. Kinds of actions
1. Ordinary civil actions
2. Special civil actions
3. Criminal actions
4. Civil actions vs. special proceedings
Ramon Ching and Po Wing Corp. v. Rodriguez, et al., G.R. No. 192828, November 28, 2011
5. Personal actions and real actions
a. Paglaum Management & Development Corp. and Health Marketing Technologies, Inc. v. -
Union Bank of the Philippines, et al., G.R. No. 179018, June 18, 2012
b. United Alloy Philipines Corporation, Spouses David C. Chua and Luten Chua vs. United
Coconut Planters Bank, G.R. No. 175949, January 30, 2017
6. Actions in rem, in personam and quasi in rem
a. Belen v. Chavez, 549 SCRA 479
b. Planters Development Bank v. Julie Chandumal, G. R. No. 195619, September 5, 2012
c. Biaco v. Philippine Countryside Rural Bank, 515 SCRA 106
d. Yu v. Pacleb, etc., G.R. No. 172172, February 24, 2009
7. Independent civil action
B. Payment of docket fees
a. Manchester Development v. CA, 149, SCRA 562
b. Sun Insurance Office Ltd. v. Asuncion, 170 SCRA 274
c. Ballatan v. CA, 304 SCRA 34
d. Heirs of Reinoso, Sr. v. CA, 654 SCRA 1
e. Re: In the Matter of Exemption From payment of All Court and Sheriff’s Fees of Cooperatives
Duly Registered in Accordance with RA NO. 9520, [A.M. No. 12-2-03-0, March 13, 2012]
f. Ricardo Rizal, etal. v. Leoncia Naredo, et al., G.R. No. 151898, March 14, 2012
C. Cause of action
1. Meaning of cause of action
a. Manuel C. Ubas, Sr. [Link] Chan, G.R. No. 215910, February 6, 2017
b. Goodland Company, Inc. v. Asia United Bank, et al., G.R. No. 195561, March 14, 2012
2. Elements of cause of action
a. Relucio v. Lopez, 373 SCRA 578
b. Juana Complex I Homeowners Association, Inc. et al. v. Fil-Estate Land, Inc. G.R. No. 152272,
March 5, 2012
3. Right of action versus cause of action
4. Failure to state a cause of action
a. Asia Brewery Inc. and Charles Go v. Equitable PCI Bank (now BDO), G.R. No. 190432, April 25,
2017
b. Butuan Development Corporation(BDC) v. Court of Appeals (Mindanao Station), [Link]., G.R.
No. 197358, April 5, 2017
c. Miguel "Lucky" Guillermo and AV Manila Creative Production Co. v. Philippine Information
Agency and Department of Public Works and Highways, G.R. No. 223751 March 15, 2017
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5. Test of sufficiency of a cause of action
a. Jose Diaz, Jr. and Adelina McMullen vs Salvador Valenciano, Jr. G.R. 209376, December 6,
2017
b. Misamis Occidental II Cooperative, Inc. v. David, 468 SCRA 63
c. Juana Complex I Homeowners Association, Inc. et al. v. Fil-Estate Land, Inc. G.R. No. 152272,
March 5, 2012
d. BSP v. Legaspi, G.R. No. 205966, March 2, 2016
6. Splitting a single cause of action and its effects
a. Goodland Company, Inc. v. Asia United Bank, et al., G.R. No. 195561, March 14, 2012
b. Philippine National Bank v. Getway Property Holdings, Inc., G.R. No. 181485, February 15,
2012
7. Joinder and misjoinder of causes of action
D. Parties to civil actions
1. Real party-in-interest
a. Salonga v. Warner Barnes & Co., 88 Phil 125
b. Fortich v. Corona, 289 SCRA 624
c. Samaniego v. Aguila, 334 SCRA 438
d. Theodore and Nancy Ang, etc. v. Spouses Alan and Em Ang, G.R. No. 186993, August 22, 2012
e. Teodulfo E. Lao, Jr. vs. LGU of Cagayan De Oro City, G.R. No. 187869. September 13, 2017
2. Locus standi
a. Most Reverend Pedro D. Arigo v. Scott S. Swift, G.R. No. 206510, September 16, 2014
b. Resident Marine Mammals of the Protected Seascape Tanon Strait v. Sec. Angelo Reyes, G.R.
No. 180771, April 21, 2015
3. Indispensable party
a. Philippine Veterans Bank, Petitioner, V. Spouses Ramon And Annabelle Sabado, Respondents,
G.R. No. 224204. August 30, 2017
b. Spring Homes Subdivision Co., Inc., Spouses Pedro L. Lumbres and Rebecca T. Roaring
[Link] Pedro Tablada, Jr. and Zenaida Tablada, G.R. No. 200009, January 23, 2017
c. Simny G. Guy, et al. v. Gilbert Guy, G.R. No. 189486, September 5, 2012
d. Living @Sense, Inc. v. Malayan Insurance Company, Inc., G.R. No. 193753, September 26,
2012
e. Sepulveda, Sr. v. Pelaez, G.R. No. 152195, January 31, 2005
f. Socorro Limos, et al. v. Sps. Odiones, G.R. No. 186979, August 11, 2011
g. Heirs of Faustino Mesina, etc. v. Heirs of Fian, et al., G.R. No. 201816, April 8, 2013
h. Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM), Petitioner vs. Court
Of Appeals (21st Division), and Francisco Labao, as General Manager of San Miguel Protective
Security Agency (SMPSA), Respondents, G.R. No. 194226, February 15, 2017
4. Representatives as parties
Theodore and Nancy Ang, etc. v. Spouses Alan and Em Ang, G.R. No. 186993, August 22, 2012
5. Necessary party
Seno v. Mangubat, 156 SCRA 113
6. Indigent party
7. Alternative defendants
8. Compulsory and permissive joinder of parties
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9. Misjoinder and non-joinder of parties
In the matter of Heirship (Intestate Estate) of the Late Hermogenes Rodriguez, et al. v. Jaime
Robles, G.R. No. 182645, December 15, 2010
10. Class suit
a. Borlasa v. Polistico, 47 Phil 345
b. Newsweek Inc., v. IAC, 142 SCRA 171
c. Oposa v. Factoran, 224 SCRA 792
d. Ortigas& Co., Limited Partnership v. Ruiz, 148 SCRA 326
e. Juana Complex I Homeowners Association, Inc. et al. v. Fil-Estate Land, Inc. G.R. No. 152272,
March 5, 2012
11. Suits against entities without juridical personality
12. How to implead unknown owner
Phil. Charter Insurance v. Explorer Maritime, G.R. No. 175409, September 7, 2011
13. Effect of death of party-litigant
a. Riviera Filipina v. CA, G.R. No. 117355, April 5, 2002
b. Lawas v. CA, et al., G.R. No. L-45809, December 12, 1986
c. Conchita S. Uy, Et Al. V. Crispulo Del Castillo, Substituted By His Heirs Paulita Manatad-Del
Castillo Et Al., G.R. No. 223610, July 24, 2017
14. Substitution of parties
Spouses Amado O. Ibañez and Esther R. Ibañez, Petitioners vs. James Harper as Representative
of the Heirs of Francisco Muñoz, Sr., the Register of Deeds of Manila and the Sheriff of Manila,
Respondents, G.R. No. 194272, February 15, 2017
E. Venue
Planters Development Bank v. Spouses Ramos, G.R. No. 228167, September 20, 2017
1. Venue versus jurisdiction
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation [Link] Ferry Services, Inc., G.R. No. 188146, February 1,
2017
Nocum and Philippine Daily Inquirer v. Tan, G.R. No. 145022, September 23, 2005
2. Venue of real actions
Paglaum Management & Development Corp. and Health Marketing Technologies, Inc. v. Union
Bank of the Philippines, et al., G.R. No. 179018, June 18, 2012
3. Venue of personal actions
a. Theodore and Nancy Ang, etc. v. Spouses Alan and Em Ang, G.R. No. 186993, August 22, 2012
b. Sps. Teodoro Saraza, et al. v. William Francisco, G.R. NO. 198718, November 27, 2013
c. Planters Development Bank v. Spouses Victoriano and Melanie Ramos, G.R. No. 228617,
September 20, 2017
d. Ley Construction And Development Corporation, represented by its President, Janet C. Ley,
Petitioner, vs. Marvin Medel Sedano, doing business under the name and style "Lola Taba Lolo
Pato Palengke At Paluto Sa Seaside,", Respondent, G.R. No. 222711. August 23, 2017
4. Venue of actions against non-residents
5. When the rules on venue do not apply
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a. Theodore and Nancy Ang, etc. v. Spouses Alan and Em Ang, G.R. No. 186993, August 22, 2012
b. Paglaum Management & Development Corp. and Health Marketing Technologies, Inc. v.
Union Bank of the Philippines, et al., G.R. No. 179018, June 18, 2012
c. Polytrade Corp. v. Blanco, 30 SCRA 187
d. Sweet Lines v. Teves, G.R. No. 28324, May 19, 1972
F. Pleadings
1. Kinds of pleadings
a. Complaint
Philip L. Go, et al. v. Distinction Properties Dev’l and Construction Inc., G.R. No. 194024, April 25,
2012
b. Answer (Negative defenses, Affirmative defenses, negative pregnant)
Republic v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 152154, July 15, 2003
The Provincial Government of Surigao Del Sur , G.R. No. 220211, June 5, 2017
c. Counterclaims (Compulsory counterclaim, permissive counterclaim, Effect on the
counterclaim when complaint is dismissed, effect if compulsory counterclaim is not
answered
Manuel C. Bungcayao, Sr., etc. v. Fort Ilocandia Property Holdings and Dev’l Corp., G.R. No.
170483, April 19, 2010
d. Cross-claims
e. Third (fourth, etc.) party complaints
f. Complaint in intervention
g. Reply
2. Pleadings allowed and not allowed in small claim cases and cases covered by the Rules on
Summary Procedure
3. Parts of a pleading
a. Caption
b. Signature and address
c. Verification
Felix Martos, et al. v. New San Jose Builders, Inc., G.R. No. 192650, October 24, 2012
Georgia T. Estel v. Recaredo P. Diego, Sr., et al., G.R. No. 174082, January 16, 2012
d. Certification against forum shopping
Atty. Emmanuel Agustin, et al. v. Alejandro Cruz-Herrera, G.R. No. 174564, February 12, 2014
Elsa D. Medado v. Heirs of the Late Antonio Consing, G.R. No. 186720, February 8, 2012
Malayan Insurance Co., Inc., Yvonne S. Yuchengco, Atty. Emmanuel G. Villanueva,Sonny Rubin,
Engr. Francisco Mondelo, and Michael Requijo Petitioners. vs. Emma Concepcion L. Lin,
Respondent, G.R. No. 207277, January 16, 2017
