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Joy Tan vs Salic Dumarpa

JOY G. TAN, Petitioner, versus SALIC B. DUMARPA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 138777 | 2004-09-22

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:


Suits should as much as possible be decided on the merits and not on technicalities. In this regard, we have often admonished courts to be liberal as default judgments are frowned upon and not looked upon with favor for they may amount to a positive and considerable injustice to petitioner and the possibility of such serious consequences necessitates a careful examination of the grounds upon which petitioner asks that it be set aside.[1]

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari[2] assailing the Judgment by Default[3] dated January 28, 1999 and the Order[4] dated May 3, 1999, both rendered...