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Prudential Bank and Trust Company vs. Liwayway Abasolo

PRUDENTIAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (now BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS,1) Petitioner, vs. LIWAYWAY ABASOLO, Respondent.

G.R. No. 186738 | 2010-09-27


Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila


D E C I S I O N

CARPIO MORALES, J.:


Leonor Valenzuela-Rosales inherited two parcels of land situated in Palanan, Sta. Cruz, Laguna (the properties), registered as Original Certificates of Title Nos. RO-527 and RO-528. After she passed away, her heirs executed on June 14, 1993 a Special Power of Attorney (SPA) in favor of Liwayway Abasolo (respondent) empowering her to sell the properties.2


Sometime in 1995, Corazon Marasigan (Corazon) wanted to buy the properties which were being sold for P2,448,960, but as she had no available cash, she broached the idea of first mortgaging the properties to...