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rightbutonlyastatutoryprivilege.Whenthepetitionerisatfaultornotentirelyblameless,there
isnoreasontooverturnwellsettledjurisprudenceortointerprettherulesliberallyinitsfavor.
GCPfailedtoactwithprudenceanddiligencethuscannotelicitthecourtssympathy.Itwas
GCPsdutytobeintouchwithhiscounselandismandatedtoinquireaboutthestatusand
progressofthecasefromtimetotime.Itisalsoitsresponsibility,togetherwithcounsel,to
device a system for the receipt of mail. GCP did not inform the court that it severed its
relationshipwithAtty.Aquino.Itknewthatitdidnothaveanycounselwhenthedecisionofthe
trialcourtwasdueforpromulgationyetitdidnotengagetheservicesofanewonetosafeguard
its interests. The fact that Atty. Aquino refused to receive a copy of the decision and no
substitutedservicewaseffecteddoesnoterasethefactthatacopyofthetrialcourtdecisionhad
earlierbeensentbyregisteredmailtoAtty.Aquinowhichwasreturnedforthereasonthathehas
moved.Thisissufficientserviceofthedecisiononpetitionersinceserviceuponcounselof
recordathisgivenaddressisservicetopetitioner.Theruleisthatwhenapartyisrepresentedby
counselinanactionincourt,noticesofallkindsincludingmotions,pleadingsandordersmust
be served on the counsel. And notice to such counsel is notice to the client. A lawyers
withdrawalascounselmustbemadeinaformalpetitionfiledinthecase,withoutwhich,notice
ofjudgmentrenderedinthecaseservedonthecounselofrecord,is,foralllegalpurposes,notice
totheclient,thedateofreceiptofwhichisconsideredthestartingpointfromwhichtheperiodof
appealprescribedbylawshallbegintorun.Petitionerhavingfailedtoappealinduetime,the
trialcourtdidnotcommitanyerrororgraveabuseofdiscretioningrantingthemotionfor
execution.
WHEREFORE,thepetitionisherebyDISMISSEDforlackofmerit.