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Allied Domecq Phil. vs Hon Sesinando Villon, et al

ALLIED DOMECQ PHIL., INC., petitioner, vs. HON. SESINANDO E. VILLON of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 23; CLARK LIBERTY WAREHOUSE, INC., BUREAU OF CUSTOMS and/or DISTRICT COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS, PORT OF MANILA and CLARK SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE, and BUREAU OF FOOD AND DRUGS (BFAD) and/or DIRECTOR OF BFAD, respondents.

G.R. No. 156264 | 2004-09-30

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari assailing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated May 27, 2002 and Resolution[2] dated November 29, 2002 in CA-G.R. SP No. 63802 which dismissed the special civil action for certiorari filed by Allied Domecq, Philippines Inc. (ADPI), herein petitioner, for want of jurisdiction.

The factual background of this case is as follows:

On May 8, 1996, petitioner ADPI entered into an exclusive distributorship agreement with Pedro Domecq, S.A., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Spain, engaged in the manufacture of wine and brandy....