REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT

City of Manila
Branch 1
KRUL ACOSTA,
Plaintiff,
CIVIL CASE No. 98765
FOR: Unlawful Detainer

-versusMEGAN VITUG,
Defendant.
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COMPLAINT
COMES NOW, the plaintiff, through the undersigned counsel and unto this Honorable
Court, most respectfully avers:
1. That the plaintiff, KRUL ACOSTA, is of legal age, Filipino citizen, single, with residence
and postal address at 123 Benitez Street, Manila;
2. That the defendant, MEGAN VITUG, is of legal age, Filipino citizen, single, with
residence and postal address at 456 Modesto Street, Manila, where they may be served
with summons and other court processes;
3. The plaintiff is the owner of a land over which an apartment had been constructed located
654 San Pedro Street, Manila;
4. By virtue of a contract of lease, the plaintiff leased unto the defendant the aforesaid
apartment for a consideration of P5,000.00 a month as rental to be paid within the first
ten (10) days of each month starting November 3, 2011;
5. The defendant failed to pay the agreed rental for several months starting February 19,
2012 up to the present;
6. On May 3, 2012, the plaintiff sent a letter of demand to vacate the apartment which was
received by the defendant as shown in the registry return receipt hereto attached as Annex
A;
7. Despite said letter of demand which was repeated by oral demands, the defendant failed
and still refused to pay the agreed amount of rentals and to vacated the apartment;
8. By reason of failure of the defendant to vacate the premises and to pay the unpaid rentals,
the plaintiff was compelled to file this complaint engaging the services of counsel in the
amount of P10,000.00.
WHEREFORE, premises considered, it is most respectfully prayed unto this Honorable
Court that, after hearing, judgment be rendered ordering the defendant:
1. To vacate the subject premises;
2. To pay the amount of P5,000.00 per month as compensation for the reasonable use of the
subject premises until they finally vacate the said premises;
3. To pay the plaintiff the cost of the suit.
City of Manila, September 24, 2012.
REYES, TOLENTINO AND CRUZ LAW OFFICE
Counsel for the Plaintiff
Unit 123, Victoria Tower I

Taft Avenue, Manila

By:
Louise Reyes
Roll of Attorney No. 98765
IBP No. 12345/2-5-12/Manila
PTR No. 87654/12-22-11/Manila
VERIFICATION/CERTIFICATION OF FORUM SHOPPING
Republic of the Philippines )
City of Manila
) S.S.
I, KRUL ACOSTA, of legal age, Filipino citizen, single and resident of 123 Benitez Street,
Manila, after having been duly sworn to in accord Nance with law do hereby depose and say:
1. That I am the plaintiff in the above-entitled case;
2. That I have caused the preparation of the foregoing complaint and have read the
allegations contained therein;
3. The allegations in the said complaint are true and correct of my own knowledge and
authentic records;
4. I hereby certify that I have not commenced any other action or proceeding involving the
same issues in any court, tribunal or quasi-judicial agency and, to the best of my
knowledge, no such other action or claim is pending therein;
5. That if I should learn thereafter that a similar action or proceeding has been filed or is
pending, I hereby undertake to report that fact within five (5) days therefrom to the court
or agency where the original pleading and sworn certification contemplated herein have
been filed;
6. I executed this verification/certification to attest to the truth of the foregoing facts and to
comply with the provisions of Adm. Circular No. 04-94 of the Honorable Supreme Court.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature this 24th of September
2012, in the City of Manila.
KRUL ACOSTA
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this _______ day of September, 2012, in the
City of Manila, affiant exhibiting to me his Drivers License No. 12345 issued by the Land
Transportation Office on April 8, 2012 at the City of Manila.
ATTY. NO CASE
Notary Public
My Commission Expires Dec. 31, 2012
Roll of Attorney No. 34567
IBP No. 12345/2-5-12/Manila
PTR No. 87654/12-22-11/Manila

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