REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

11th Judicial Region
Branch ____ 
General Santos City

X INCORPORATED,
Plaintiff 
-versus- ADMINISTRATIVE
C A S E   N O .____________ 
 YCORPORATION, RD And AY,
Respondent.
x----------------------------------------------------/

ANSWER WITH COUNTERCLAIM

Respondents, through the undersigned counsel, most respect file this Anwer in response to the
Complaint of the Plaintiff and interpose as well as their counterclaim against the latter, to wit:

1. Defendants admit pars. 1 to 5.2. Defendants admit par. 6 that one of the…. but
deny the rest for lack knowledge or information sufficient to form a
belief as to the truth thereof.

2. Par. 7 is admitted.

3. D e f e n d a n t s   a d m i t   t h a t   p o r t i o n   o f   p a r .   8   t h a t   i t   r e c e i v e d   a p
urchase order of AS5350 CISCO Router with the specificationsa
g r e e d   u p o n   a n d   t h e   a m o u n t   o f   P 6 9 4 , 5 5 1 . 4 0   a s  
t h e   t o t a l consideration, but deny the rest for lack of knowledge or
information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth thereof.

4. P a r s . 9 ,   a n d 1 0   a r e d e n i e d f o r   l a c k   k n o w l e d g e   o r   i n f o r m a t i o n sufficient
to form a belief as to the truth thereof.

5. D e f e n d a n t s   a d m i t   t h a t   p o r t i o n   o f   p a r .   1 1   t h a t   t h e   p l a i n t i f f  
corporation provided a service unit of AS5300 for its temporary
u s e prior to the delivery of the actual purchased unit, but deny the rest for  lack
knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth thereof.

6. D e f e n d a n t s   a d m i t   t h a t   p o r t i o n   o f   p a r .   1 2   t h a t   X   C o r p o r a t i o n c a n c
e l e d t h e c o n t r a c t b u t d e n y t h a t i t w a s w i t h o u t v a l i d r e a s o n , t h e truth of the
matter is later discussed in the counterclaim hereunder.

7. T h e   a l l e g a t i o n s i n   p a r s . 1 3 ,   1 4 a n d   1 5 a r e d e n i e d   t h e t r u t h o f   them will be
stated in the counter claim hereunder.
8. 9 .   D e f e n d a n t s   a d m i t   t h a t   p o r t i o n   i n   p a r .   1 6   t h a t   Y   C o r p o r a t i o n i g
nored the demand letters but deny that it was in bad faith and that there
was a breach of contract, the truth of it will be discussed in the
counterclaim hereunder.

9. P a r s .   1 7   t o   2 0   a r e   d e n i e d   t r u t h   b e i n g   t h a t   s t a t e d   i n   t
h e counterclaim hereunder 
 
COUNTERCLAIM
1 1 .   T h e   c o m p l a i n t   f i l e d   b y   t h e p l a i n t i f f   i s   b u t a   m a l i c i o u s   l a w s u i t calculated
to harass the Defendants, not to mention its lack of cause of action thereby rendering it
dismissible outright.1 2 .
T h e   r e a l i t y   o f   t h e m   i s   t h a t   o n e   o f   t h e   d e f e n d a n
t s ,   Y Corporation, asked for a quotation particularly for an AS5350
SISCORouter, of which subsequent purchase, it later approved. But prior tothe
delivery of the unit, the corporation’s current router encountered problems temporarily
disrupting its
operations.1 3 .   P l a i n t i f f   C o r p o r a t i o n   f a i l e d   t o   d e l i v e r   t h e   s p e c i f i c   p u r c h a s e d u
n i t a n d s o f o r t h e m e a n t i m e i t p r o v i d e d a n A S 5 3 5 0 0 u n i t , w h i c h i s apparently
different from the unit originally agreed
upon.1 4 .   T h a t   a f t e r   i n s t a l l i n g   t h e   u n i t   ( A S 5 3 5 0 0 )
,   i t   l i k e w i s e encountered technical problems which worsened the current situationof
the Defendant Corporation, hampering its operations and
therebyi n c u r r i n g   f i n a n c i a l   l o s s e s , o p e r a t i o n   c o s t s ,   a n d   s u b s t a n t i a l   l o s s   o f   cli
enteles assessed in the amount of P5,000,000.00.15. That Defendant Corporation canceled the
contract after
failuret o   d e l i v e r   t h e   u n i t   p u r c h a s e d .   T h e r e b y ,   r e f u t i n g   a n y   p r e s e n c e   o f   a perf
ected contract of sale.1 6 .   T h e   D e f e n d a n t s a r e   a w a r e t h a t a   c o r p o r a t i o n i s   n o t
as a ruleentitled to moral damages, being not a natural person. However,
i t may be entitled to such if its reputation is besmirched. This exceptionfinds
application in this case in view of the unfounded, baseless andmalicious complaint
filed by the plaintiff solely intended to debase the
 
VERIFICATION
I, RD, of legal age, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, depose and
say:That I am the President of Y Corporation, one of the defendants inthe above-
entitled case and caused this Answer with Counterclaim tobe prepared; that I have
read and understood its contents which
aret r u e   a n d   c o r r e c t   o f   m y   o w n   p e r s o n a l   k n o w l e d g e   a n d / o r   b a s e d   o n
authentic records.The Secretary’s Certificate authorizing me to sign this Verification is
hereto attached.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, I have hereunto set my hands this 13
th
day of August, 2014 in Cebu City.Signed.RDS U B S C R I B E D A N D S W O R N t o b e f o r e
me in Cebu City this 13
th
day of August, defendant exhibiting to me his Social Security System Identification
Card No. 5361656.Doc. No. 103;Page No. 17;Book No. 3;Series of 2014.
Atty. PEDRO PENDUKO
Notary PublicUntil December 31, 2014PTR No. 456789, 5/06/03, C.C.Roll ofAttorneys No.
123TIN 135-655-360-123IBP No. 12345, 1/02/03, C.C.