Arellano University

Arellano University School of Law

Remedial Law Department
Syllabus on Provisional Remedies
By: Atty. Gabriel P. dela Peña, LLB, LLM

1. Nature and importance of provisional remedies

2. Provisional remedies provided in the Rules of Court
3. Comparison of the different provisional remedies
a. As to when issued
b. Bonds required
c. Third-party claims
d. Claims for damages
e. Examination of party whose property is attached
f. Failure to Justify prayer for the relief
g. Requirement of prior or contemporaneous service of
summons
h. timeliness of the prayer for the relief
i. discretion of courts on the prayer
4. Jurisdiction over provisional remedies see: BP 129, Sec. 21
a. Provisional remedies that can be issued by the first level
courts
b. Enforceability of writs issued pursuant to Rules 57, 59 and
60

Gomos v. Judge Adiong, A.M. RTJ-04-1863, October 22, 2004, 441

SCRA 162
Ortega, Jr. v. Judge Dacara, A.M. No. RTJ-15-2423, January 11,
2017

5. Preliminary Attachment (Rule 57)

a. Grounds for issuance of writ of attachment

b. Requisites
c. Issuance and contents of order of attachment; affidavit and bond
d. Procedure for praying simultaneous to the complaint or thereafter
e. Rule on prior or contemporaneous service of summons
f. Manner of attaching real and personal property
g. When property attached is claimed by third person
h. Discharge of attachment and the counter-bond
i. Satisfaction of judgment out of property attached
j. Procedure for claim for damages

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 Lim Jr. v. Lazaro, G.R. No. 185734, July 3, 2013
Carlos v. Sandoval, G.R. No. 135830, September 30, 2005
Phil-Air Conditioning Center v. RCJ Lines, 775 SCRA 265
Watercraft Venture Corp. v. Wolfe, G.R. No. 181721, September 9,
2015, 770 SCRA 179
Excellent Quality Apparel v. Visayan Surety, G.R. No. 212025, July
1, 2015, 761 SCRA 464
Luzon Development Bank v. Krishnan, G.R. No. 203530, April 13,
2015, 755 SCRA 603
PCI Bank v. Alejandro, G.R. No. 175587, September 21, 2007, 533
SCRA 738
Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. MIS Maritime Corp., G.R. No.
193572, April 4, 2018

6. Preliminary Injunction (Rule 58)

a. Definitions and differences: preliminary injunction and temporary

restraining order
b. Requisites
c. Kinds of Injunction
d. When writ may be issued
e. Grounds for issuance of preliminary injunction
f. Grounds for objection to, or for the dissolution of injunction or
restraining order
g. Duration of TRO
h. Statutes prohibiting courts from issuing TRO other than the SC; effect of
Morales ruling

Republic v. Principalia Management and Personnel Consultants,

Inc., G.R. No. 198426, September 2, 2015
First Sarmiento Property Holdings, Inc. v. Philippine Bank of
Communications
Evy Construction and Development Corp. v. Valiant Roll Forming
Sales Corp., G.R. No. 207938, October 11, 2017
Novecio v. Lim, 754 SCRA 111
Solid Builders, Inc. v. China Bank, April 3, 2013, 695 SCRA 101
Heirs of Melencio Yu v. CA, G.R. No. 182371, September 4, 2013
Sumifru (Phils.) Corp. v. Spouses Cereño, G.R. No. 218236, February
7, 2018
Liberty Broadcasting Network v. Atlocom Wireless System Inc., 760
SCRA 625
Dynamic Builders & Construction Co. (Phil.) Inc. v. Presbitero, Jr.,
G.R. No. 174202, April 7, 2015
Morales v. CA, G.R. Nos. 217126-27, November 10, 2015

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7. Receivership (Rule 59)

a. Cases when receiver may be appointed

b. Requisites
c. Requirements before issuance of an order
d. General powers of a receiver
e. Two kinds of bonds
f. Termination of receivership

Tantano v. Espina-Caboverde, 702 SCRA 508

Chavez v. Court of Appeals, 610 SCRA 399

8. Replevin (Rule 60)

- does not affect principal action
- you can only ask for replevin before defendant files his answer
Remedy: accion reinvidicatoria
Jurisdiction?

a. When may writ be issued

b. Requisites
c. Affidavit and bond; redelivery bond
d. Sheriff’s duty in the implementation of the writ; when property is claimed
by third party

Enriquez v. The Mercantile Insurance Co., Inc., G.R. No. 210950,

August 15, 2018
Smart Communication Inc. v. Astorga, 542 SCRA 434
Siy v. Tomlin, G.R. No. 205998, April 24, 2017
Agner v. BPI Family Savings Bank, 697 SCRA 89
Hao v. Andres, A.M. No. P-07-2384, June 18, 2008, 555 SCRA 8
PCI Leasing & Finance Inc. v. Dai, 533 SCRA 611

9. Support (Rule 61)

a. Application for support pendente lite

b. Comment, hearing, Order
c. Enforcement of Order
d. Restitution

Calderon v. Roxas, G.R. No. 185595, January 9, 2013

Del Socorro v. Van Wilsem, 744 SCRA 516
Republic v. Yahon, 726 SCRA 438
Lim-Lua v. Lua, 697 SCRA 237

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See also Rule on Provisional Orders, Sec. 2 and 3. A.M. No. 02-11-12-
SC, March 4, 2003