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Hygienic Packaging Corporation vs. Nutri-Asia, Inc.

HYGIENIC PACKAGING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NUTRI-ASIA, INC., DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF UFC PHILIPPINES (FORMERLY NUTRI-ASIA, INC.), RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 201302 | 2019-01-23

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
The venue for the collection of sum of money case is governed by Rule 4, Section 2 of the Rules of Court. Unless the parties enter into a written agreement on their preferred venue before an action is instituted, the plaintiff may commence his or her action before the trial court of the province or city either where he or she resides, or where the defendant resides. If the party is a corporation, its residence is the province or city where its principal place of business is situated as recorded in its Articles of Incorporation.[1]

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