G.R. No. 210641, March 27, 2019
FACTS:
The parties entered into a Contract of Lease whereby DPRC (petitioner) was obliged to pay monthly rentals of P75,357.74 for the land and P33,310.46 for the building. In 1998, MIAA passed Resolution No. 98-30 which increased the rentals. DPRC protested in writing to [respondent MIAA] the increased rentals and the computation on the ground that it was decreed without prior notice. However, it also signified its intention to comply in good faith with the terms and conditions of the lease contract by paying the amount charged.
DPRC stopped paying the increased rental rate but continued paying the original rental rate prescribed in the lease contract. The decision to stop paying the increased rental rate was based on the [Court’s] Decision in the case of Manila International Airport Authority vs. Air span Corporation. DPRC demanded for a refund of its overpayment in the amount of P9,593,179.87. In 2008, DPRC filed a Complaint for “Collection of Sums of Money”.