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SECOND DIVISION

[G.. No. "#$%&. 'anua(y ") #&*.+

M, LOISE . ,NDESON) petitione() /s. ENI0E 1O) (espondent.

DECISION

DEL C,STILLO) ' p2

,s 3e( petition 4o( (e/ie5 5as dis6issed by t3e Cou(t o47 ,ppea8s 9C,: on a

te;3ni;a8 g(ound) petitione( no5 in/o 4o( Ee;t6ent against (espondent

En(iue 1o 91o: be4o(e t3e Met(opo8itan T(ia8 Cou(t 9MeTC: o4 0ueon City. $ S3e

a88eged t3at t3(oug3 3e( 6e(e to8e(an;e) 1o is in possession o4 3e( pa(;e8 o4 8and at

oose/e8t ,/enue) 0ueon City ;o/e(ed by T(ans4e( Ce(ti@;ate o4 Tit8e No. N-%**B?

B 9oose/e8t p(ope(ty:. ,s s3e 5as a8(eady in need o4 t3e said p(ope(ty) ,nde(sonse(/ed upon 1o a De6and Lette( to Va;ate but despite (e;eipt t3e(eo4) 1o (e4used.

e;ause o4 t3is) ,nde(son p(ayed t3at t3e MeTC o(de( 1o to /a;ate t3e oose/e8t

p(ope(ty and pay 3e( da6ages and atto(neyAs 4ees. ;,C1SE

In 3is ,ns5e( 5it3 Co6pu8so(y Counte(;8ai6) " 1o denied t3at 3is o;;upation o4 t3e

oose/e8t p(ope(ty is t3(oug3 ,nde(sonAs 6e(e to8e(an;e. 1e ;8ai6ed t3at sin;e

,nde(son is an ,6e(i;an ;itien) 3e 6anaged 3e( aai(s in t3e =3i8ippines and

ad6iniste(ed 3e( p(ope(ties in 0ueon City and Cebu. H3en ,nde(son soug3t 3is

assistan;e in ee;ting 3e( (e8ati/es 4(o6 t3e oose/e8t p(ope(ty and in de6o8is3ing

t3e St. ,nt3ony de =adua C3u(;3 bui8t t3e(eon) 1o 9: se;u(ed t3e se(/i;es o4 a

8a5ye( to @8e an ee;t6ent ;ase against t3e o;;upants o4 t3e p(ope(ty 9#: duti4u88y

appea(ed in ;ou(t on ,nde(sonAs be3a84 53o 5as t3en in t3e nited States o4

,6e(i;a 9.S.,.: and 9*: 5as ab8e to se;u(e a udg6ent 4(o6 t3e ;ou(t in 4a/o( o4

,nde(son. Fo( a88 t3ese) ,nde(son did not pay 1o a sing8e ;enta/o and instead

eJe;uted a 5(itten do;u6ent dated 'anua(y >) %%% ? 53i;3 states t3at as pa(tia8

pay6ent 4o( 1oAs se(/i;es) ,nde(son is aut3o(iing 3i6 Kto 6a

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a buye( 4o( t3e 8otK and Kt3at t3e ba8an;e o4 1oAs ;o6pensation s3a88 ;onsist o4 &

o4 t3e p(o;eeds [o4 t3e sa8e o4 any o( a88 o4 3e( p(ope(ties 8o;ated in oose/e8t

,/enue) M.1. de8 =i8a( St(eet and ,na Ma(ia St(eet) a88 in 0ueon City Cebu City

and Cebu p(o/in;e+K. In /ie5 o4 t3is) 1o a/e((ed t3at 3e possesses t3e p(ope(ty not

t3(oug3 6e(e to8e(an;e but as pa(t o4 3is ;o6pensation 4o( se(/i;es (ende(ed to

,nde(son. 1en;e) 3e is entit8ed to t3e ;ontinued possession t3e(eo4 unti8 su;3 ti6et3at t3e p(ope(ty is so8d and 3e is paid t3e & o4 t3e p(o;eeds o4 its sa8e.

STDE;,

u8ing o4 t3e Met(opo8itan T(ia8 Cou(t

On 'une #$) #&&>) t3e MeTC (ende(ed a De;ision % dis6issing t3e ;ase 4o( 8a;< o4

;ause o4 a;tion. It ga/e 6u;3 5eig3t to t3e 5(itten do;u6ent eJe;uted by

,nde(son 53e(ein s3e ga/e 3e( ;onsent 4o( 1o to o;;upy t3e oose/e8t p(ope(ty

p(o/ided t3at t3e 8atte( s3a88 /a;ate t3e sa6e i4 t3e(e is a8(eady a buye( 4o( t3e 8ot.

T3e(e being no a88egation t3at t3e said p(ope(ty a8(eady 3as a buye() s3e ;ou8d not

ee;t 1o t3e(e4(o6. 1DTSIE

u8ing o4 t3e egiona8 T(ia8 Cou(t

On appea8) t3e egiona8 T(ia8 Cou(t 9TC: in its De;ision & o4 'anua(y #) #&&$ (u8ed

as 4o88o5s2 T,S;ID

T3e e/iden;e o4 t3e pa(ties t3us stands upon an euipoise. Hit3 t3e

euiponde(an;e o4 e/iden;e) t3e Cou(t is in;8ined to ;onside( t3e dis6issa8 o4 t3e

;o6p8aint as 5it3out p(eudi;e depending on t3e out;o6e o4 t3e dete(6ination in

t3e p(ope( 4o(u6 53et3e( o( not t3e [5(itten do;u6ent dated 'anua(y >) %%%+ . . .

5as 4a8si@ed.

H1EEFOE) t3e Cou(t 6odi@es t3e De;ision dated 'une #$) #&&> o4 t3e

Met(opo8itan T(ia8 Cou(t o4 0ueon City in Ci/i8 Case No. *&?>& by dis6issing t3e

;o6p8aint 5it3out p(eudi;e. Da1;,S

SO ODEED.

,nde(son 6o/ed 4o( (e;onside(ation) # but t3e sa6e 5as denied by t3e TC in an

O(de( * dated ,p(i8 ) #&&$) a ;opy o4 53i;3 5as (e;ei/ed by 3e( ;ounse8 on May

$) #&&$. > ,1DTIE

u8ing o4 t3e Cou(t o4 ,ppea8s

Intending to @8e 5it3 t3e C, a =etition 4o( e/ie5 unde( u8e ># o4 t3e u8es o4

Cou(t) ,nde(sonAs ;ounse8) ,tty. o66e8 V. O8i/a 9,tty. O8i/a:) @8ed a Motion 4o(

EJtension o4 Ti6e o4 $ days 4(o6 May #&) #&&$ o( unti8 'une >) #&&$ 5it3in 53i;3

to @8e a petition $ a88eged8y due to t3e (e/isions (eui(ed in t3e initia8 d(a4t and on

a;;ount o4 3ea/y p(essu(e o4 5o(

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eJtension o4 $ days o( unti8 'une %) #&&$) " t3is ti6e ;8ai6ing t3at t3e petition

3ad a8(eady been @na8ied and sent to ,nde(son in 1a5aii) .S.,. 4o( 3e( to (ead as

5e88 as sign t3e ;e(ti@;ation and /e(i@;ation po(tion t3e(eo4. 1o5e/e() as o4 t3e 8ast

day o4 t3e eJtended pe(iod on 'une >) #&&$) t3e petition 3as not yet been sent ba;)

#&&$) /i.2 E;1a,C

T3e Cou(t (eso8/es to DISMISS 3e(ein =etition 4o( e/ie5 as t3e ;e(ti@;ation against

4o(u6 s3opping 5as eJe;uted not by t3e petitione( 3e(se84 but [by+ 3e( ;ounse8

5it3out atta;3ing t3e(e5it3 any spe;ia8 aut3o(ity to sign [on+ 3e( be3a84.

SO ODEED. ## aD;T1E

,nde(son @8ed a Motion 4o( e;onside(ation. #* Du(ing its penden;y) s3e a8so @8ed a

Mani4estation #> to 53i;3 5as atta;3ed an ,da/it #$ and a Spe;ia8 =o5e( o4

,tto(ney 9S=,: #B aut3o(iing 3e( ;ounse8 to ;ause t3e p(epa(ation and @8ing o4 t3e

=etition 4o( e/ie5 and to sign and eJe;ute t3e /e(i@;ation and ;e(ti@;ation against

4o(u6 s3opping on 3e( be3a84. S3e eJp8ained in t3e ,da/it t3at at t3e ti6e t3e

petition 5as @8ed) 3e( 3ea8t3 ;ondition 3inde(ed 3e( 4(o6 going to t3e p(ope(

aut3o(ity to eJe;ute t3e ne;essa(y S=, so s3e ust /e(ba88y inst(u;ted 3e( 8a5ye( to

d(a4t t3e petition and ;ause t3e @8ing o4 t3e sa6e. Ne/e(t3e8ess) upon 8ea(ning o4

t3e dis6issa8 o4 3e( ;ase) s3e (etu(ned to t3e =3i8ippines e/en against 3e( do;to(As

ad/i;e and eJe;uted an S=, in 4a/o( o4 3e( ;ounse8. S3e t3us p(ayed t3at t3e

subseuent8y sub6itted do;u6ents be ;onside(ed in (eso8/ing 3e( pending Motion4o( e;onside(ation. TE1IaD

T3e C,) 3o5e/e() (e6ained uns5ayed and denied t3e Motion 4o( e;onside(ation in

a eso8ution #" dated May >) #&&B.

1en;e) t3is =etition 4o( e/ie5 on Ce(tio(a(i.

T3e =a(tiesA ,(gu6ents CSE1;T

,nde(son p(ays 4o( t3e (e8aJation o4 t3e (u8es on ;e(ti@;ation against 4o(u6

s3opping and ;ites a nu6be( o4 u(isp(uden;e 53e(ein t3e Cou(t ;onside(ed t3e

subseuent sub6ission o( ;o((e;tion o4 a ;e(ti@;ate o4 non-4o(u6 s3opping as

substantia8 ;o6p8ian;e. One in pa(ti;u8a( is Donato /. Cou(t o4 ,ppea8s #? 53i;3 s3e

;8ai6s to be on a88 4ou(s 5it3 t3e p(esent ;ase. Mo(eo/e() ,nde(son st(esses t3at

t3e 6e(its o4 t3e ;ase s3ou8d at a88 ti6es p(e/ai8 o/e( t3e (igid app8i;ation o4

te;3ni;a8 (u8es. S3e t3en p(o;eeds to dis;uss 3e( a(gu6ents (e8ating to t3e

substantia8 6e(its o4 3e( petition. aI;TCS

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On t3e ot3e( 3and) 1o points out t3at despite t3e eJtensions g(anted by t3e C,

5it3in 53i;3 to @8e t3e =etition 4o( e/ie5) ,nde(son sti88 4ai8ed to sign t3e

;e(ti@;ation against 4o(u6 s3opping. T3is) 3e a/e(s) de6onst(ates ,nde(sonAs

b(aen dis(ega(d o4 te;3ni;a8 (u8es. ,nent t3e a(gu6ent o4 substantia8 ;o6p8ian;e)

1o ;ites Mendigo(in /. Cabantog #% 53e(e t3e Cou(t (eite(ated its ea(8ie(

p(onoun;e6ent t3at substantia8 ;o6p8ian;e 5i88 not su;e in a 6atte( in/o8/ingst(i;t obse(/an;e o4 t3e (u8e (ega(ding a ;e(ti@;ate o4 non-4o(u6 s3opping. *& ,t

any (ate) 1o insists t3at ,nde(son 3as no su;ient ;ause o4 a;tion 4o( ee;t6ent

and da6ages against 3i6. SDT;,1

Ou( u8ing

T3e petition 3as no 6e(it. S1,;ID

No usti@ab8e (eason eJists in t3is ;ase

as to (e8aJ t3e (u8e on ;e(ti@;ation

against 4o(u6 s3opping.

T3e need to abide by t3e u8es o4 Cou(t and t3e p(o;edu(a8 (eui(e6ents it i6poses

3as been ;onstant8y unde(s;o(ed by t3is Cou(t. One o4 t3ese p(o;edu(a8

(eui(e6ents is t3e ;e(ti@;ate o4 non-4o(u6 s3opping 53i;3) ti6e and again) 3as

been de;8a(ed as basi;) ne;essa(y and 6andato(y 4o( p(o;edu(a8 o(de(8iness. *

In Vda. De Fo(6oso /. =3i8ippine Nationa8 an: ,s to ;e(ti@;ation against 4o(u6 s3opping) non-;o6p8ian;e t3e(e5it3 o( a

de4e;t t3e(ein) . . .) is gene(a88y not ;u(ab8e by its subseuent sub6ission o(

;o((e;tion t3e(eo4) un8ess t3e(e is a need to (e8aJ t3e u8e on t3e g(ound o4

Asubstantia8 ;o6p8ian;eA o( p(esen;e o4 Aspe;ia8 ;i(;u6stan;es o( ;o6pe88ing

(easonsA. ;STCD,

JJJ JJJ JJJ

B: Fina88y) t3e ;e(ti@;ation against 4o(u6 s3opping 6ust be eJe;uted by t3e

pa(ty-p8eade() not by 3is ;ounse8. I4) 3o5e/e() 4o( (easonab8e o( usti@ab8e (easons)

t3e pa(ty-p8eade( is unab8e to sign) 3e 6ust eJe;ute a Spe;ia8 =o5e( o4 ,tto(ney

designating 3is ;ounse8 o4 (e;o(d to sign on 3is be3a84. ** 9E6p3asis supp8ied:

DT,1EC

T3e (eui(e6ent t3at it is t3e petitione() not 3e( ;ounse8) 53o s3ou8d sign t3e

;e(ti@;ate o4 non-4o(u6 s3opping is due to t3e 4a;t t3at a K;e(ti@;ation is a pe;u8ia(

pe(sona8 (ep(esentation on t3e pa(t o4 t3e p(in;ipa8 pa(ty) an assu(an;e gi/en to t3e

;ou(t o( ot3e( t(ibuna8 t3at t3e(e a(e no ot3e( pending ;ases in/o8/ing basi;a88y t3e

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sa6e pa(ties) issues and ;auses o4 a;tion.K *> KOb/ious8y) it is t3e petitione() and

not a85ays t3e ;ounse8 53ose p(o4essiona8 se(/i;es 3a/e been (etained 4o( a

pa(ti;u8a( ;ase) 53o is in t3e best position to

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in o(de( to sign t3e ;e(ti@;ation be4o(e t3e =3i8ippine Consu8) and 4o( 3i6 to send

ba;< t3e petition to t3e =3i8ippines 5it3in t3e $-day (eg8e6enta(y pe(iod. T3us) 5e

@nd t3at petitione( 3as adeuate8y eJp8ained 3is 4ai8u(e to pe(sona88y sign t3e

;e(ti@;ation 53i;3 usti@es (e8aJation o4 t3e (u8e. DSEa1T

He 3a/e st(essed t3at t3e (u8es on 4o(u6 s3opping) 53i;3 5e(e p(e;ise8y designedto p(o6ote and 4a;i8itate t3e o(de(8y ad6inist(ation o4 usti;e) s3ou8d not be

inte(p(eted 5it3 su;3 abso8ute 8ite(a8ness as to sub/e(t its o5n u8ti6ate and

8egiti6ate obe;ti/e 53i;3 is si6p8y to p(o3ibit and pena8ie t3e e/i8s o4 4o(u6-

s3opping. T3e subseuent @8ing o4 t3e ;e(ti@;ation du8y signed by t3e petitione(

3i6se84 s3ou8d t3us be dee6ed substantia8 ;o6p8ian;e) p(o 3a; /i;e. *% D1,;ET

H3i8e at @(st b8us3 Donato appea(s to be si6i8a( 5it3 t3e ;ase at ben;3) a deepe(

and 6eti;u8ous ;o6pa(ison o4 t3e t5o ;ases (e/ea8s essentia8 die(en;es. In

Donato) t3e Cou(t 3e8d t3at it 5as i6possib8e 4o( t3e petition to 3a/e been p(epa(ed

and sent to t3e t3e(ein petitione( in t3e S, 4o( 3i6 to t(a/e8 4(o6 Vi(ginia to t3e

nea(est =3i8ippine Consu8ate in Has3ington D.C. and 4o( t3e petition to be sent ba;$ days to

;o6p8y 5it3 t3e (eui(e6ents o4 a =etition 4o( e/ie5 as against t3e $ days

ao(ded to t3e petitione( in Donato. To t3is Cou(t) t3e said pe(iod is 6o(e t3an

enoug3 ti6e 4o( ,nde(son to eJe;ute an S=, be4o(e t3e nea(est =3i8ippine

Consu8ate) 53i;3 again un8i& CTaSEI

Mo(eo/e() si6u8taneous 5it3 t3e @8ing o4 a Motion 4o( e;onside(ation) t3e p(ope(

;e(ti@;ate o4 non-4o(u6 s3opping 5as sub6itted by t3e petitione( in Donato.

Notab8y in t3is ;ase) t3e S=, 5as sub6itted t5o 6ont3s a4te( t3e @8ing o4

,nde(sonAs Motion 4o( e;onside(ation. It too< t3at 8ong be;ause instead o4

eJe;uting an S=, be4o(e t3e p(ope( aut3o(ities in 1a5aii and sending t3e sa6e to

t3e =3i8ippines) ,nde(son sti88 5aited unti8 s3e ;a6e ba;< to t3e ;ount(y and on8y

t3en did s3e eJe;ute one. It t3us pu8es t3e Cou(t 53y ,nde(son opted not toi66ediate8y sub6it t3e S=, despite 3e( a5a(eness t3at t3e sa6e s3ou8d 3a/e been

sub6itted si6u8taneous8y 5it3 t3e =etition 4o( e/ie5. 1en;e) it ;annot 3e8p but

;on;8ude t3at t3e de8ay in t3e sub6ission o4 t3e S=, is not3ing but a p(odu;t o4

,nde(sonAs s3ee( 8aJity and indie(en;e in ;o6p8ying 5it3 t3e (u8es. It is 5e88 to

st(ess t3at K[(+u8es a(e 8aid do5n 4o( t3e bene@t o4 a88 and s3ou8d not be 6ade

dependent upon a suito(As s5eet ti6e and o5n bidding.K > T3ey s3ou8d be

4ait34u88y ;o6p8ied 5it3 ># and 6ay not si6p8y be igno(ed to suit t3e ;on/enien;e

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o4 a pa(ty. >* ,8t3oug3 t3ey a(e 8ibe(a88y ;onst(ued in so6e situations) t3e(e 6ust)

3o5e/e() be a s3o5ing o4 usti@ab8e (easons and at 8east a (easonab8e atte6pt at

;o6p8ian;e t3e(e5it3) >> 53i;3 un4o(tunate8y a(e not obtaining in t3is ;ase.

IEaCD1

In /ie5 o4 t3e 4o(egoing) t3is Cou(t a(6s t3e C,As dis6issa8 o4 ,nde(sonAs =etition4o( e/ie5.

,s a @na8 note) t3e Cou(t (eite(ates t3at2 aE;,D1

. . . p(o;edu(a8 (u8es a(e designed to 4a;i8itate t3e adudi;ation o4 ;ases. Cou(ts and

8itigants a8i$ CD1aET

H1EEFOE) t3e =etition 4o( e/ie5 on Ce(tio(a(i is DENIED. T3e assai8ed

eso8utions dated 'u8y >) #&&$ and May >) #&&B o4 t3e Cou(t o4 ,ppea8s in C,-G..

S= No. ?%"%* a(e ,FFIMED. ECaS;D

SO ODEED.

Ca(pio) =e(e) eyes and =e(8as-e(nabe) ''.) ;on;u(.