THIRD DIVISION
[G.R. No. 149193, April 04 : 2011]
RICARDO B. BANGAYAN, PETITIONER, VS. RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION AND PHILIP SARIA, RESPONDENTS,
D E C I S I O N
SERENO, J.:
Before this Court is a Rule 45 Petition 1 questioning the Court of Appeals’ affirmance of a trial court's dismissal of a complaint for damages filed by a depositor against a bank for the dishonor of seven checks and for the wrongful disclosure of information regarding the depositor's account contrary to the Bank Secrecy Act (Republic Act No. 1405). 2
The Facts
Petitioner Ricardo Bangayan had a savings account and a current account with one of the branches of respondent Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC). 3 These two accounts had an automatic transfer