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NG MENG TAM, PETITIONER, VS. CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT.

NG MENG TAM, PETITIONER, VS. CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 214054 | 2015-08-05

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
VILLARAMA, JR., J.:
 
Before this Court is a direct recourse from the Regional Trial Court (RTC) via petition[1] for review on the question of whether Section 5[2] of the Judicial Affidavit Rule (JAR) applies to hostile or adverse witnesses.  The petition seeks to annul and set aside the May 28, 2014[3] and August 27, 2014[4] Orders of the RTC, Branch 139, Makati City in Civil Case No. 08-1028.

This case stemmed from a collection suit filed by China Banking Corporation (China Bank) against Ever Electrical Manufacturing Company Inc. (Ever), the heirs of Go Tong, Vicente Go,...