MARUBENI

CORPORATIO
N VS. LIRAG,
362
SCRA 620
(2001)G.R.
NO.
130998FACTS
OF THE CASE
Petitioner
Marubeni
Corporation is a
foreign
corporation
organized
andexisting
under the laws
of Japan. It
was doing
business in the
Philippinesthrou
gh its duly
licensed, wholly
owned
subsidiary
companies.On
January !,
"#$#, responde
nt %elix
&irag 'led
with the
(egional )rialCo
urt, Ma*ati a
complaint
for speci'c
performance
and damages
claimingthat pe
titioners owed
 him the sum
of P+, ,
. repres
entingcommissi
on pursuant to
an
oral consultancy
agreement with
Marubeni. )he c
onsultancy
agreement was
not reduced
into writing
because of the
mutual trust bet
ween Marubeni
and the
&irag family. )h
eir close
businessand
personal
relationship
dates bac* to
"#+ , when
respondent-s
family
wasengaged in
the textile fabri
c manufacturin
g business, in
which Maruben
isupplied the
needed
machinery,
e uipment,
spare parts and
raw
materials.In co
mpliance with
the agre