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Republic of the Philippines

SUPREME COURT
Manila

THIRD DIVISION

RE: IN THE MATTER OF PETITION
FOR CANCELLATION OF THE
CERTIFICATE OF ANCESTRAL LAND
TITLE OF MAXIMO EDWIN BUGNAY, SR.

GABRIEL B. DICLAS, et. al.
Petitioners,
GR No. 209691
-versus-

MAXIMO BUGNAY SR.,
Respondent.
x---------------------------------------------------x

COMPLIANCE and SUBMISSION

PETITIONERS, through counsel, to the Honorable
Supreme Court, respectfully submit the following and
respectfully allege:

1. That the undersigned counsel received a NOTICE on
September 19, 2014 resolving and require counsel for
Petitioners, among others, the following, to wit:

xxxx
(3) REQUIRE Atty. Modesto T. Andong, counsel for
petitioners, to SUBMIT to the Court soft copy of said
compliance in portable document format pursuant to A.M.
No. 11-94-SC (Efficient Use of Paper Rule, effective October
2, 2013) within five (5) days from notice; and

2. That the undersigned counsel filed the Compliance
(complying the Notice dated June 4, 2014), on July 21, 2014,
however, SOFT COPY of said Compliance was not filed
together with the hard copy due to the fact that during that
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time a strong typhoon hit most part of the Northern Luzon
and undersigned counsel have to rushed the making of the
said Compliance and have to personally file the same with the
Honorable Court, due to such circumstances, undersigned
counsel inadvertently forgot to prepare the SOFT COPY, hence,
this Compliance;

WHEREFORE, petitioners respectfully pray of the
Honorable Tribunal to admit the compliance and submission,
in the interest of justice and equity.

They further pray for such other remedies just and
equitable in the premises.

Baguio City for Manila, September 19, 2014.


MODESTO T. ANDONG
Counsel for the Petitioners
Rm. 21, 2
nd
floor, Old Market Bldg.,
Magsaysay Ave., Baguio City
ROLL No. 31289, 5.15.81, Manila
PTR No. 1575953/01-03-14/Baguio City
IBP No. 937789/12-12-13/Baguio-Benguet Chapter
MCLE COMPLIANCE No. IV-0000175/August 4, 2010

NOTICE

ATTY. WILFREDO V. LAPITAN
DIVISION CLERK OF COURT
THIRD DIVISION
SUPREME COURT, MANILA

DEAR SIR:

GREETINGS!

Please submit the foregoing Compliance and Submission
for the kind consideration and approval of the Honorable
Division.

Thank you.

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MODESTO T. ANDONG
Counsel for the Petitioners

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)
DONE: In the City of Baguio ) s.s.

PROOF OF SERVICE AND FILING

I, MODESTO T. ANDONG, as counsel for petitioners in
the above-entitled case and with office address at Rm. 13-B
2
nd
floor, Old Market Bldg., Magsaysay Avenue, Baguio City,
under an oath, do hereby depose and state that:

PROOF OF SERVICE. On September 19, 2014 I caused
to served by registered mail a copy of the foregoing Compliance
to Atty. Matthew Dati, counsel for the respondent, with office
address at ALS Building, Km. 6, La Trinidad, Benguet
Province, under Registry Receipt No. _________, which is hereto
attached to the original copy.

Also on September 19, 2014, I caused to serve by
registered mail a copy of the foregoing Compliance on the
Honorable Court of Appeals under Registry Receipt No.
_________, which is hereto attached to the original copy which
is hereto attached to the original copy.

Likewise on September 19, 2014, I caused to serve by
registered mail a copy of the foregoing Compliance on the
Honorable National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, 2
nd

Floor Dela Merced Bldg., Quezon Ave., cor. West Ave., Quezon
City under Registry Receipt No. ______________, which is hereto
attached to the original copy.

PROOF OF FILING. On September 19, 2014, I filed by
registered mail the foregoing Compliance in five (5) copies
under Registry Receipts Number ____________, with the
instructions to the postmaster to return the mail matter to the
sender after ten (10) days if not delivered, in accordance with
Sec. 12, Rule 13, of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure.

EXPLANATION. The filing and service of the foregoing
Compliance to the CA, NCIP and Atty. Matthew Dati by
registered mail were resorted to by the petitioners because of
constraints of distance and time, rendering of personal service
and personal filing impracticable.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
this 19
th
day of September, 2014 at Baguio City, Philippines.


MODESTO T. ANDONG
Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 19
th
day of
September, 2014 at Baguio City, Philippines, affiant exhibiting
to me his GSIS identification card bearing serial number 4404-
5277-2963-9506 issued on March 3, 2006 by the GSIS Baguio
City Branch Office.


Doc. No. _____;
Page No. _____;
Book No. ____;
Series of 2014.