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Arnulfo C. Acevedo vs. Advanstar Company, Inc., et al.

ARNULFO C. ACEVEDO, Petitioner, versus ADVANSTAR COMPANY INC. and/or FELIPE LOI, Manager, and TONY JALAPADAN, Respondents.

G.R. No. 157656 | 2005-11-11

D E C I S I O N 


CALLEJO, SR., J.: 

The Advanstar Company Inc. (ACI) was engaged in the distribution and sale of various brands of liquor and alcoholic spirits, including the Tanduay Brand. Felipe Loi was employed as its manager. To effectively launch its vigorous marketing operations, ACI hired several salesmen, one of whom was Tony Jalapadan. On September 1, 1994, ACI executed an Agreement for the Sale of Merchandise[1] with Jalapadan for a period of one year, renewable for another year under the same terms and conditions. 

Under the agreement, the parties agreed, inter alia, that Jalapadan would promote and sell products...