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United Coconut Planters Bank vs Hon. Vicente L. Yap, et al.

UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, petitioner, vs. HON. VICENTE L. YAP, in his capacity as EXECUTIVE JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF PASAY CITY and ATTY. PEPITO S. CELESTINO, in his capacity as CLERK OF COURT and EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF PASAY CITY, respondents.

G.R. No. 149715 | 2002-05-29

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the decision, dated April 30, 2001, and the resolution denying reconsideration, dated August 23, 2001, of the Court of Appeals,[1] which sustained an order of respondent Judge Vicente L. Yap of the Regional Trial Court of Pasay City making petitioner United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) pay the amount of P18,089,900.00 as notarial commission in connection with the extrajudicial foreclosure of real estate mortgages.

The facts are undisputed.

On February 28, 2000, petitioner UCPB filed a petition for extrajudicial forcelosure of certain real estate mortgages in...