MANILA BANKERS LIFE INSURANCE CORP. vs. EDDY NG KOK WEI FACTS: •
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ISSUE : WON %,e %"'- 4o)"% ,'s )"sd4%o$ ove" %,e $s%'$% 4'se '$d %,'% %,e Co)"% o3 A##e'-s e""ed $ '"*$g %,e %"'4o)"%s $d$g %,'% #e%%o$e" $4)""ed )$"e'so$'(-e de-'y $ %,e de-ve"y o3 %,e 4o$do*$)* )$% %o "es#o$de$%. ELD : O$ #e%%o$e"s 4o$%e$%o$ %,'% %,e %"'- 4o)"% ,'s $o )"sd4%o$ ove" %,e $s%'$% 4'se0 Se4%o$ 1 !4& o3 P"esde$%'- De4"ee No. 1>990 's '*e$ded0 #"ovdes: SECTION 1. I$ %,e e5e"4se o3 %s 3)$4%o$s %o "eg)-'%e %,e "e'es%'%e %"'de '$d ()s$ess '$d $ 'dd%o$ %o %s #o+e"s #"ovded 3o" $ P"es P"esde de$% $%''- De4" De4"ee ee No. No. /7=0 /7=0 %,e %,e N'%o$ N'%o$''- o)s$ o)s$g g A)%,o"%y H$o+ o)s$g '$d L'$d Use Reg)-'%o"y Bo'"d !LURB& H s,'-- ,'ve exclusive jurisdiction %o jurisdiction %o ,e'" '$d de4de 4'ses o3 %,e 3o--o+$g $'%)"e: 555 C. C'ses C'ses $vo-v$g $vo-v$g s#e44 #e"3o"*'$4 #e"3o"*'$4e e o3 4o$%"'4% 4o$%"'4%)')'- '$d s%'%) s%'%)%o" %o"y y o(-g o(-g'% '%o$s o$s -ed -ed (y ()ye" ()ye"s s o3 s)(dv s)(dvs so$ o$ -o%s -o%s o" 4o$do*$)* )$%s 'g'$s% %,e o+$e"0 deve-o#e"0 de'-e"0 ("oke" o" s'-es*'$.
5 5 5. P)"s)'$% %o %,e '(ove #"ovso$s0 % s %,e LURB +,4, ,'s )"sd4%o$ ove" %,e $s%'$% 4'se. We ,'ve 4o$ss%e$%-y ,e-d %,'% 4o*#-'$%s 3o" s#e44 #e"3o"*'$4e +%, d'*'ges (y ' -o% o" 4o$do*$)* )$% ()ye" 'g'$s% %,e o+$e" o" deve-o#e" 3'--s )$de" %,e e54-)sve )"sd4%o$ o3 %,e LURB. W,-e % *'y (e %")e %,'% %,e %"'- 4o)"% s +%,o)% )"sd4%o$ ove" %,e 4'se0 #e%%o$e"s '4%ve #'"%4#'%o$ $ %,e #"o4eed$gs es%o##ed % 3"o* 'ss'-$g s)4, -'4k o3 %. We ,'ve ,e-d %,'% % s '$ )$des"'(-e #"'4%4e o3 ' #'"%y #'"%4#'%$g $ %,e #"o4eed$gs '$d s)(*%%$g %s 4'se 3o" de4so$ '$d %,e$ '44e#%$g %,e )dg*e$%0 o$-y 3 3'vo"'(-e0 '$d '%%'4k$g % 3o" -'4k o3 )"sd4%o$0 +,e$ 'dve"se. petitioner failed to raise the question of jurisdiction before the trial court and the Appellate Court. In eect, petitioner con!r"ed and rati!ed the trial courts jurisdiction o#er this case. Certainly, it is no$ in estoppel and can no lon%er question the trial courts jurisdiction.
ND ISSUE : O$ #e%%o$e"s 4-'* %,'% % dd $o% $4)" de-'y0 s)4e % %o s'y %,'% %,s s ' 3'4%)'- ss)e. T*e '$d 'g'$0 +e ,'ve ")-ed %,'% %,e 3'4%)'- $d$gs o3 %,e %"'- 4o)"% '"e gve$ +eg,% +,e$ s)##o"%ed (y s)(s%'$%'- evde$4e '$d 4'""es *o"e +eg,% +,e$ '"*ed (y %,e Co)"% o3 A##e'-s&hether or not petition. er incurred delay and thus, liable to pay da"a%es as a result thereof, are indeed factual questions . T,e )"sd4%o$ o3 %,s Co)"% $ ' #e%%o$ 3o" "eve+ o$ certiorari )$de" R)-e 97 o3 %,e 1//= R)-es o3 Cv- P"o4ed)"e0 's '*e$ded0 s -*%ed %o "eve+$g o$-y e""o"s o3 -'+0 $o% o3 3'4%0 )$-ess %,e 3'4%)'- $d$gs (e$g 'ss'-ed '"e $o% s)##o"%ed (y evde$4e o$ "e4o"d o" %,e *#)g$ed )dg*e$% s ('sed o$ ' *s'##"e,e$so$ o3 3'4%s. T,ese e54e#%o$s '"e $o% #"ese$% ,e"e. 'I()*(I+I- )*+I*/ &--*-0 %,e #e%%o$ s DENIED. T,e 'ss'-ed De4so$ d'%ed M'"4, 0 1/// '$d Reso-)%o$ d'%ed A)g)s% 70 1/// o3 %,e Co)"% o3 A##e'-s '"e ,e"e(y AFFIRMED IN TOTO.
