xx[20] Hon. Rodolfo A. Ortiz. xxi[21] Dated September 19, 1994. xxii[22] Records, pp. 108-116. xxiii[23] Records, pp. 117-128. xxiv[24] Supra, note 7. xxv[25] Ibid. xxvi[26] Dated February 18, 1995; see supra note 4. xxvii[27] Supra, note 7. xxviii[28] Records, p. 180. xxix[29] Rollo, pp. 1-44. xxx[30] Supra, note 2. xxxi[31] Rollo, pp. 80-86. Memorandum for Petitioner dated October 9, 1996; rollo, pp. 149-180; and Memorandum for Private Respondent, 30 October 1996, rollo, pp. 182-210. xxxii[32] xxxiii[33] Rollo, pp. 157-159. All caps in the original. xxxiv[34] Memorandum for Petitioner, p. 14, rollo, p. 162;. Art. 19. Every person must, in the exercise of his rights and in the performance of his duties, act with justice, give everyone his due, and observe honesty and good faith. xxxv[35] Art. 21. Any person who wilfully causes loss or injury to another in a manner that is contrary to morals, good customs or public policy shall compensate the latter for the damages. xxxvi[36] xxxvii[37] Memorandum for Private Respondent, p. 9, rollo, p. 190. xxxviii[38] Records, pp. 65-71. xxxix[39] xl[40] Supra, note 17, at pp. 65-68. Salonga, Private International Law, 1995 edition, p. 3.