Practice question
In De los Santos v. Vda. de Mangubat, why could the fresh-period rule apply to a pending action?
- It was procedural and governed the method of pursuing a remedy.
- It created a new ownership title.
- It retroactively made innocent conduct a crime.
- It imposed a new substantive debt.
- It abolished every existing judgment.
Legal references
- Spouses De los Santos v. Vda. de Mangubat, G.R. No. 149508, October 10, 2007, main decision, remedial law and pending actions: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/oct2007/gr_149508_2007.html
- Fil-Estate Properties, Inc. v. Homena-Valencia, G.R. No. 173942, June 25, 2008, operative reconsideration resolution, retroactive procedural application: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2008/jun2008/gr_173942_2008.html
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