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FIRST DIVISION

[G.R. No. 125865. January 28, 2000]

 JEFFREY LING !"#EFENG$, %&'('(on&r, )*. +EO+LE OF T"E +"ILI++INES, r&*%on&n'.

D E - I S I O N

 YNRESSNTIGO, J./

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F(nay, on '& on'&n'(on 'a' '&r& a* no %r&((nary (n)&*'(4a'(on onu'&, *uA& (' 'o *ay 'a'%r&((nary (n)&*'(4a'(on (* no' a a''&r o: r(4' (n a*&* o4n(a;& ;y '& <&T- *u a* '& on& a' ;ar.[6]7&(n4 %ur&y a *'a'u'ory r(4', %r&((nary (n)&*'(4a'(on ay ;& (n)o3& ony &n *%&(?ay 4ran'& ;ya.[>] T& ru& on r((na %ro&ur& (* &ar 'a' no %r&((nary (n)&*'(4a'(on (* r&u(r& (n a*&* :a(n4('(n '& Bur(*('(on o: '& <&T-.[8] 7&*(&*, '& a;*&n& o: %r&((nary (n)&*'(4a'(on o&* no' a&' '&our'* Bur(*('(on nor o&* (' (%a(r '& )a(('y o: '& (n:ora'(on or o'&r(*& r&n&r (' &:&'()&.[]

"EREFORE, '& %&'('(on (* DENIED.

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SO ORDERED.

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