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Green Valley Realty Corporation (GVRC) is the registered owner of a 5-hectare property in Antipolo City. In January 2024, GVRC filed an action for Recovery of Possession and Damages against Nestor before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Antipolo City, alleging that Nestor has been unlawfully occupying a 500-square meter portion of the property since 2020. In March 2024, while the recovery case was pending, GVRC discovered that Nestor had been collecting rentals from several families who built shanties on different portions of the same 5-hectare property. GVRC then filed a separate complaint for Accounting and Damages before the RTC of Antipolo City, seeking to compel Nestor to account for and return all rentals he collected from the informal settlers. Nestor filed a motion to dismiss the second case on the ground of forum shopping, arguing that both cases involve the same parties, the same property, and essentially the same cause of action regarding GVRC's rights over the property. GVRC opposes the motion, contending that the two cases have different causes of action and seek different reliefs. Is there forum shopping? Explain. (Bar 2026 Syllabus)

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