Case Digest: Tavora vs Veloso GR No. L-60367
Atty. Veustiano Tavora vs. Rosario Veloso GR No. L-60367 September 30, 1982 Venustriano Tavora, a resident of Marikina owns an apartment in Quiapo, which he leased to Julieta Capati, a resident of Quiapo. On account of an alleged violation of the lease contract, Tavora filed an ejectment suit in manila. Capati filed a motion to dismiss on the ground of lack of jurisdiction for failure to bring the dispute first to the barangay for possible amicable settlement under PD 1508. Judge Veloso dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction. Issue: Whether or not the lupon has jurisdiction over the case? Ruling: No, Section 2 of PD 1508 specifies the condition under which the Lupon of a barangay “shall have authority” to bring together the disputants for amicable settlement of their dispute. The parties must be “actually residing in the same city or municipal...