REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

NINTH JUDICIAL REGION

MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES
Branch 1
City of a!"oan#a
GISELLE VILLANUEVA,
Plaintiff,
CIVIL CASE No. 1234
-versus- !"# Unla$ful %etainer
"US&U' '!LINA,
%efen(ant.
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ANS$ER
$ITH COUNTER CLAIM AND MOTION TO DISMISS

%EEN%AN&, assiste( *+ un(ersi,ne( -ounsel an( unto t.is /onora*le Court,
0ost res1e-tfull+ alle,es#
1. &.at (efen(ant A%'I&S t.e alle,ations -ontaine( in 1ara,ra1.s 1, 2, 3, an( 4 of t.e
Co01laint2
2. &.at (efen(ant %ENIES t.e alle,ation -ontaine( in 1ara,ra1. 3 insofar as t.e
-ontra-t .as e)1ire( an( $as su*se4uentl+ rene$e( $it. t.e sa0e ter0s an(
-on(itions as t.e 1revious a,ree0ent. %efen(ant 0a(e ten(er of 1a+0ent to Plaintiff
*ut t.is $as refuse( *+ t.e latter (ue to .er ve.e0ent insisten-e to in-rease t.e
1resent 0ont.l+ rental of fifteen t.ousan( 5P13,666.667 to t.irt+ t.ousan( 1esos
5P36,666.667, an a0ount $.i-. is *e+on( t.e nor0al -o01re.ension of an+
reasona*le 1art+ to a -ontra-t. &.e trut. *ein,#
a. &.at t.ere is no e)1ress 1roviso -ontaine( $it.in t.e lease -ontra-t of a
unilateral in-rease of 0ont.l+ rental2 t.at 1laintiff8s insisten-e of an
in-rease is a -lear violation of t.e lease -ontra-t2
3. &.at on 'ar-. 3, 2613 a letter $as sent to Plaintiff *+ t.e Un(ersi,ne( Counsel
re4uestin, t.e a--e1tan-e of 1a+0ent of %efen(ant ot.er$ise it s.all *e -onsi,ne( to
t.e 1ro1er -ourt, as evi(en-e( *+ Anne) 91:2
4. &.at (ue to Plaintiff8s ina-tion, %efen(ant -onsi,ne( to t.e Cler; of Court of <ran-.
1 of t.e 'uni-i1al &rial Court in Cities .is 1a+0ent for t.e 0ont.s of =anuar+ to
'a+, as evi(en-e( *+ Anne) 92: to 92%,: an( for t.e su--ee(in, 0ont.s fro0 =une
to Nove0*er as evi(en-e( *+ Anne)es 92E: to 92=: all of $.i-. noti-es $ere
re-eive( *+ t.e Plaintiff as evi(en-e( *+ Anne)es 92: to 92=:2
3. &.at $.ile (efen(ant A%'I&S insofar as to t.e e)isten-e of t.e Certifi-ate to ile
A-tion, (efen(ant (enies t.e reason -ite( t.erein, t.e trut. *ein,#
a. t.at (efen(ant 1ersonall+ -onfi(e( $it. 1laintiff to rea-. an a0i-a*le
settle0ent in lieu of t.e filin, of a -o01laint $it. t.e Lupong
Tagapamayapa or in an+ -ourt or tri*unal, in t.e .onest *elief t.at a
solution -an *e rea-.e( (ue to 1laintiff an( (efen(ant8s relations.i1 *ein,
frien(s for a nu0*er of +ears.
AS A MOTION TO DISMISS
An( *+ $a+ of 'otion to %is0iss, .erein (efen(ant re1lea( all t.e fore,oin,
alle,ations an( furt.er alle,es#
THERE IS NO CAUSE OF ACTION AS BASIS OF THE COMPLAINT

>. &.e Civil Co(e 1rovi(es t.at#
9Art. 1363. A -ontra-t is a 0eetin, of t.e 0in(s *et$een t$o 1ersons $.ere*+ one *in(s
.i0self, $it. res1e-t to t.e ot.er, to ,ive so0et.in, or to ren(er so0e servi-e.
Art. 136>. &.e -ontra-tin, 1arties 0a+ esta*lis. su-. sti1ulations, -lauses, ter0s an(
-on(itions as t.e+ 0a+ (ee0 -onvenient, 1rovi(e( t.e+ are not -ontrar+ to la$, 0orals,
,oo( -usto0s, 1u*li- or(er or 1u*li- 1oli-+.:
A rea(in, of t.e lease -ontra-t envisa,es no 1rovision for a unilateral in-rease of t.e
0ont.l+ rental $.ile t.e lease -ontra-t still su*sists. &.us, Plaintiff .as no la$ful
reason to refuse to a--e1t 1a+0ent on t.e ,roun( t.at it $as insuffi-ient sin-e t.ere
$as alrea(+ an un?ustifia*le in-rease of t.e rental fee2
@. &.at (ue to t.is un?ustifie( refusal, t.e %efen(ant .as *een (e1ositin, $it. t.e Court
of Court of t.e 'uni-i1al &rial Court in Cities 5<ran-. 17 .is 1a+0ent of 0ont.l+
rentals an( as su-. Plaintiff .as -o01lie( $it. .is o*li,ation $it. %efen(ant2
A. &.at Plaintiff -annot unilaterall+ ter0inate t.e Contra-t of Lease an( ter0inate t.e
ri,.t of %efen(ant to t.e use of t.e 1ro1ert+ sin-e -onsi,nation of t.e rental fee .as
*een reli,iousl+ 0a(e *+ t.e %efen(ant an( as su-., t.e for0er .as no -ause of
a-tion a,ainst .i0 for unla$ful (etainer2
PRA%ER
B/E"E!"E, in t.e li,.t of t.e fore,oin,, it is res1e-tfull+ 1ra+e( of t.e
/onora*le Court t.at#
1. U1on re-ei1t of (efen(ant8s Ans$er, .is 'otion to %is0iss *e set for .earin,,
an(, t.ereafter, an or(er *e issue( (is0issin, t.e -o01laint as 1laintiffs .ave no -ause
of a-tion, an( for *ein, $it.out 0erit *aseless an( unfoun(e(, in fa-t an( in la$2
2. &.ereafter, (efen(ant *e .ear( on .is -ounter-lai0, an( after .earin,,
1laintiffs *e or(er to 1a+ to (efen(ant, t.e follo$in, a0ounts#
1. P26,666.66 as A--e1tan-e ee, a11earan-e fee of P2,666.66 1er
a11earan-e, an( a((itional a0ount of P26,666.66 in -ase of a11eal2
2. A-tual (a0a,es an( e)1enses, liti,ation an( ot.er e)1enses an( for -ost2
3. An( furt.er 1ra+ for su-. ot.er relief t.at are ?ust an( e4uita*le in t.e
1re0ises.
Cit+ of Ca0*oan,a, P.ili11ines, %e-e0*er 13, 2613.
JAN CEASAR A& CLIMACO
Defendant
Assiste( *+ #
ATT%& ANTONIO LEANDRO C& DAGDAG
Groun( loor, 'en(oDa <l(,., Pilar St., Ca0*oan,a Cit+
"oll No. 32,>E2 F Pa,e No. 3E F <oo; No. GIV
P&" N!. 1E262A4 F 1-2-2613 F C*,a. Cit+
I<P N!. @63@A3 issue( on %e-e0*er 6@, 2613
'CLE Co01lian-e No. II-6616121

"e1u*li- of t.e P.ili11ines7
Cit+ of C A ' < ! A N G A 7 S.S.
' E R I F I C A T I O N
AND CERTIFICATION ON NON(FORUM SHOPPING
I, =AN CEASA" A. CLI'AC!, of le,al a,e, sin,le, ili1ino an( $it.
resi(en-e an( 1ostal a((ress at 4 Ever 1 Street, &u,*un,an, Ca0*oan,a Cit+,
P.ili11ines, after *ein, s$orn to in a--or(an-e $it. la$, (e1ose an( sa+ #
&.at I a0 t.e (efen(ant in t.e a*ove-entitle -o01laint2
&.at I .ave -ause( t.e 1re1aration of t.e fore,oin, Ans$er $it. Counter-lai0,
an( .ave rea( an( un(erstoo( all t.e alle,ations -ontaine( t.erein an( are true an(
-orre-t of 0+ o$n 1ersonal ;no$le(,e an( *elief an( *ase( on (o-u0ents2
&.at I .ave not file( an+ ot.er a-tion or 1ro-ee(in, involvin, t.e sa0e issues, nor
is t.ere an+ 1en(in, a-tion -on-ernin, t.e sa0e or si0ilar issues, $it. t.e Su1re0e
Court, t.e Court of A11eals, or an+ ot.er -ourt or tri*unal or a,en-+2 an( t.at s.oul( I
learn of a 1ro-ee(in, -on-ernin, t.e sa0e or si0ilar issues as in t.is -ase, I .ere*+
un(erta;e to re1ort t.e sa0e to t.e -ourt, $it.in a reasona*le ti0e of five 537 (a+s fro0
0+ ;no$le(,e t.ereof.
Cit+ of Ca0*oan,a, P.ili11ines, %e-e0*er 13, 2613
JAN CEASAR AGUILAR CLIMACO
Affiant
SU<SC"I<E% AN% SB!"N to *efore 0e on t.is 13
t.
(a+ of %e-e0*er, 2613
at Ca0*oan,a Cit+, P.ili11ines. Affiant .avin, e).i*ite( to 0e .is Pass1ort No.
A622E3A4@32 an( %river8s Li-ense No. =61612 H %E4 issue( on e*ruar+ 2A, 2613
an( 'ar-. 13, 2613, res1e-tivel+, in Ca0*oan,a Cit+.
ANTONIO LEANDRO C& DAGDAG
Notar+ Pu*li-
%!C. N!. IIII 2 Until %e-e0*er 31, 2613
PAGE N!. IIII 2 P&" N!. 1E262A4
<!!J N!. A4 2 Issue( # =anuar+ 2, 2613
SE"IES ! 2613 . at Ca0*oan,a Cit+
-o1+ furnis.e( #

ATT%& PRINCE & CATA%LO
Counsel for t.e Plaintiff
2
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Sta. Catalina, Ca0*oan,a Cit+