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Bonifacio Nakpil vs. Manila Towers Development Corporation.

BONIFACIO NAKPIL, Petitioner, versus MANILA TOWERS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 160867 | 2006-09-20

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
CALLEJO, SR., J.: 
 
This is a consolidation of two Petitions for Review, assailing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 72289 dated August 25, 2003 and the Resolution dated November 19, 2003 denying the motion for reconsideration thereof. 
 
The Antecedents 
 
A 14-storey high rise building was constructed at 777 Ongpin St., Sta. Cruz, Manila. Sometime in 1964, its owner, Cheong Kiao Ang, leased the building to about 200 Filipino Chinese tenants who used the same for either residential or commercial purposes. One of these tenants was Atty....