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20 Restated in the same Rule and Section numbers in the 1997 Rules of
Civil Procedure.
21 Bank of the Philippine Islands v. Far East Molasses, 198 SCRA 689,
698-699 (1991).
22 People v. Court of Appeals, 296 SCRA 418, 426-427 (1998).
23 Rollo at p. 23.
24 Id., . at p. 323.
25 Id., at p. 217.
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26 Id., at p. 218.
27 Limpot v. Court of Appeals, 170 SCRA 367, 377 (1989).
28 Rollo at p. 45.
29 Id., at pp. 323-330.
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30 Rollo at p. 326.
31 Ibid.
32 CA Rollo at p. 85.
33 Power Commercial and Industrial Corp. v. Court of Appeals, 274
SCRA 597, 612 (1997).
34 Article 1144, Civil Code.
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expiration of time limited for the commencement of actions at law.
The second set for the same amount, although it was received and
credited to [PBC’s] account with Chemical Bank New York, were to
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to the account of Labroco
(International, Philippines) . . . (Emphasis supplied.)
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