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* SECOND DIVISION.
1 „Micropacific Technologies, Co., Ltd.‰ in some parts of the records.
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call it. The real nature of a contract may be determined from the
express terms of the written agreement and from the
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takes the place of the former; it is merely modificatory when the old
obligation subsists to the extent it remains compatible with the
amendatory agreement. In either case, however, novation is never
presumed, and the animus novandi, whether totally or partially,
must appear by express agreement of the parties, or by their acts
that are too clear and unequivocal to be mistaken.
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
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The Facts
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6 Id., at p. 37.
7 Id., at p. 571.
8 Id., at pp. 100-102.
9 Id., at p. 102.
10 Id., at p. 103.
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11 Id., at p. 104.
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12 Id.
13 Id., at p. 56. On September 3, 2002, MTCL sent a demand letter to
ACE Foods, seeking payment for the said products in the amount of
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The CA Ruling
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23 Id., at p. 91.
24 Id.
25 Id., at p. 31.
26 Id., at pp. 55-62.
27 Id., at p. 61.
28 Id., at p. 59.
29 Id.
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35 See Schmid & Oberly, Inc. v. RJL Martinez Fishing Corp., 248 Phil.
727, 735; 166 SCRA 493, 501 (1988). (Citations omitted)
36 Sps. Dalion v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 78903, 261 Phil. 1033,
1039; 182 SCRA 872, 877 (1990).
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