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THE Supreme Court has denied Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia’s appeal to block an order requiring her to pay US$2.8 million in debt to a foreign bank, citing her use of “dilatory petitions.” Garcia’s camp has not yet received the decision and has urged the public not to be swayed by what it calls “incomplete, misleading and malicious news reports” aimed at tarnishing her image.
’s request was not scheduled for a hearing. On Sept. 17, 2018, the RTC issued an order rejecting Garcia’s request due to lack of merit. Garcia filed a request for reconsideration, but it was rejected in an order dated Jan. 3, 2019. Still undeterred, Garcia filed a petition for review under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court with the Court of Appeals.In 1996, Garcia borrowed US$900,000 to purchase a cargo barge from Sam Trading for her business, GGC Enterprises.
. However, Garcia and GGC failed to pay or reimburse served the request for the enforcement order to Garcia’s former lawyer, not to her, which deprived her of the opportunity to argue against it.Garcia also contends that the request to enforce the judgment was a legal matter that should have required a hearing before the court granted it. She argues that a court order issued without a hearing is not valid and cannot be acted upon.
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