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Federica M. Serrano, et al. vs. Sps. Anselmo Gutierrez.

FEDERICA M. SERRANO, LUCILA M. RAZON, ARMANDO M. LAYUG AND ROMEO MORALES, Petitioners, versus SPOUSES ANSELMO GUTIERREZ AND CARMELITA GUTIERREZ, Respondents.

G.R. No. 162366 | 2006-11-10

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
Tinga, J.: 
 
This present petition marks the final level of appellate review over an action for forcible entry initially filed with the Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC) of Lubao, Pampanga. While the MTC had originally dismissed the action for lack of jurisdiction, the Regional Trial Court (RTC) and the Court of Appeals, in the exercise of their appellate jurisdiction, saw it fit to rule for respondents who filed the complaint. 
 
The antecedent facts, as culled from the records, follow. 
 
On 22 March 2000, the spouses Anselmo and Carmelita Gutierrez (respondents) filed...