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RICARDO B. BANGAYAN, Petitioner,vs.RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION AND PHILIP SARIA, Respondents,

Ricardo B. Bangayan vs. Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation and Philip Saria

G.R. No. 149193 | 2011-04-04

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


SERENO, J.:

Before this Court is a Rule 45 Petition [1] questioning the Court of Appeals’ affirmance of a trial court’s dismissal of a complaint for damages filed by a depositor against a bank for the dishonor of seven checks and for the wrongful disclosure of information regarding the depositor’s account contrary to the Bank Secrecy Act (Republic Act No. 1405). [2]

The Facts

Petitioner Ricardo Bangayan had a savings account and a current account with one of the branches of respondent Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC). [3] These two accounts had an "automatic transfer" condition...