Practice question
A Philippine action invokes established foreign substantive law. A party claims the foreign country's ordinary appeal period automatically replaces the Philippine forum's appeal rule. Which is best?
- The foreign substantive claim necessarily abolishes every forum procedure.
- Only the contract's currency determines the appeal date.
- Any party can privately extend a court deadline forever.
- Foreign substantive law alone does not automatically import foreign appeal procedure.
- The court has no procedural law once foreign law is relevant.
Legal references
- Cadalin v. POEA, G.R.104776 and consolidated cases, December5,1994, MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1994/dec1994/gr_104776_1994.html
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