Delos Santos Vs

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VICENTE DELOS SANTOS, ROBERTO DELOS SANTOS, PACIFICO DELOS SANTOS,

CORAZON DELOS SANTOS, CONSTANCIA DELOS SANTOS, joined by her husband

ELEODORO PRADO NOR!A DELOS SANTOS, joined by her husband "ILFREDO PRADO

L#DOVICO DELOS SANTOS, ALICIA DELOS SANTOS, joined by her husband RONALDO

DE$RAS DE!OCRITO DELOS SANTOS, FELICISI!A DELOS SANTOS, joined by her

husband TEOD#LO ARCIBAL ADELA S% CASTRO, joined by her husband L#BERATOLA&AND#LA FELISA S% CASTRO, joined by her husband PA'#ITO CASIDSID NELL( C%

S#ALO$, joined by her husband LEONARDO (AN&( RE!EDIOS C% S#ALO$, !ARIA C%

S#ALO$, "INIFREDO S#ALO$, VICENTE C% S#ALO$, FELO$ENIA C% S#ALO$, joined by

her husband DANILO DI$NADICE PATRICIO C% S#ALO$, B#ENAVENT#RA C% S#ALO$,

RO!EO C% S#ALO$, CONCEPCION ANDRES, A$NES LEVI A% S#ALO$, DIONESIO C%

SERRANO, ZENAIDA C% SERRANO, CESAR C% SERRANO, AB#NDIO C% SERRANO,

VIOLETA C% SERRANO, RO!EO C% SERRANO, EFREN C% SERRANO, T)EL!A CASTRO*

SALIBIO, +ES#S S% FERNANDO, RODRI$O DELOS SANTOS, CLARITA DELOS SANTOS,

DANILO T#!ALA, ERLINDA T#!ALA, ED$ARDO T#!ALA, DO!IN$O T#!ALA, !ARIO

T#!ALA, RONALD T#!ALA, FERDINAND T#!ALA, ANASTACIA DELOS SANTOS, joined

by her husband FRANCISCO T#!ALA ARSENIO DELOS SANTOS, +R%, VICTORINO DELOS

SANTOS, ERLINDA DELOS SANTOS, NATIVIDAD DELOS SANTOS, joined by her husband

LITO PRADO )ER!INI$ILDO DELOS SANTOS, and PETER DELOS SANTOS,

Peiioners,

* -ersus *

Pro.u/0aed1

February 2, 2334

FRED ELIZALDE and +OAN ELIZALDE, +ES#S DELOS SANTOS and ROSITA DELOSSANTOS*FLORES, $LORIA !ARTIN, DO!IN$O CASI!ERO, SER$IO CASI!ERO,

AB#NDIO CASI!ERO, and TEODORO CASI!ERO,

Res5ondens%

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D E C I S I O N

VELASCO, +R%, +%1

Di/i0en7e is he .oher o8 0ood 8orune%

99!i0ue/ De Cer-anes

Paries shou/d no /ea-e he enire business o8 /ii0aion so/e/y o heir 7ounse/s% Basi7 di/i0en7e

re:uires ha 5aries he.se/-es shou/d 7/ose/y .onior he de-e/o5.ens in heir 7ases% They

shou/d 5ro-ide 8u// su55or o heir /a;yers and e-en ;or< hand in hand ;ih he. o ensure he

di/i0en 5ursui and e88e7i-e 5rose7uion o8 heir 7ases% Ine-iab/y, heir 8ai/ure o do so 7ou/d

resu/ in 5rejudi7ia/ 7onse:uen7es%

The Case

This Peiion 8or Re-ie; on Ceriorari under Ru/e => o8 he Ru/es o8 Cour see=?G and CA*$%R% SP No% =H=4> and he +anuary ?, 2333

Reso/uion2 o8 he CA, denyin0 5eiioners !oion 8or Re7onsideraion% The CA a55ea/se..ed 8ro. he &a/ibo, A


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The Fa7s

On De7e.ber ?>, ?@HG, 5eiioners 8i/ed a Co.5/ain 8or 'uiein0 o8 Ti/e, Da.a0es and

Aorneys Fees be8ore he &a/ibo, A?> s:uare .eers s:., ?,3?3 s:.,

>,4G= s:., and G,=H2 s:., res5e7i-e/y, 8or a oa/ /and area o8 ?=,44? s:., /o7aed in Bora7ay

Is/and, !a/ay, A An a.ended 7o.5/ain ;as herea8er 8i/ed on !ay H, ?@@?%

Peiioners 7/ai.ed he a8ore.enioned /os as heir inherian7e 8ro. he /ae !ariano de/os

Sanos, heir 7o..on as7endan, eiher by heir o;n ri0h or by ri0h o8 re5resenaion%

Peiioners a//e0ed ha he /ae !ariano de/os Sanos ;as he ori0ina/ o;ner o8 he /os% On he

oher hand, res5ondens s5ouses Fred and +oan E/iJa/de, he 8irs se o8 iner-enors be8ore he

ria/ 7our, 7/ai.ed ha hey 5ur7hased he /os on +une ?H, ?@4= 8ro. he heirs o8 Leonardo

de/os Sanos, he bein0 he ri0h8u/ and e67/usi-e o;ner o8 he said /os% Res5ondens $/oria!arin, Do.in0o Casi.ero, Ser0io Casi.ero, Abundio Casi.ero, and Teodoro Casi.ero, he

se7ond se o8 iner-enors be8ore he ria/ 7our, 7/ai.ed o;nershi5 o-er Los @*B and @=*E,

as heirs o8 To.asa Prado, ;ho a/so a//e0ed/y o;ned said /os% Res5ondens Rosia de/os

Sanos*F/ores and +esus de/os Sanos, he hird se o8 iner-enors and ;o o8 he hree

/e0ii.ae 7hi/dren o8 he /ae Leonardo de/os Sanos, 7/ai.ed 2 o8 he dis5ued /os as heir

ri0h8u/ inherian7e% Res5ondens de/os Sanos a//e0ed ha hey did no se// nor assi0n heir

share in he 5ro5ery o anyone, in7/udin0 res5onden Fred E/iJa/de%

A8er due hearin0 o8 he 7ase, he ria/ 7our issued he A5ri/ 2@, ?@@G De7ision, hedis5osii-e 5orion o8 ;hi7h reads1

")EREFORE, in -ie; o8 he 8ore0oin0 7onsideraions, jud0.en is hereby rendered as

8o//o;s1

?% Dis.issin0 he 7o.5/ain 8i/ed by he 5/aini88s as ;e// as he 7o.5/ain in

iner-enion 8i/ed by he se7ond se o8 iner-enors Casi.eros, e a/% 8or /a7< o8 .eri

2% De7/arin0 he ;o deeds o8 sa/e E6hibis 2@ and 3 as nu// and -oid inso8ar as hey

a88e7 he ;o*hirds 2 share o8 iner-enors +esus and Rosia


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% De7/arin0 iner-enors +esus de/os Sanos and Rosia de/os Sanos F/ores as he

/a;8u/ o;ners o8 he ;o*hirds 5orion o8 he /and in :uesion or @,@?> s:uare .eers on he

norh;es 5orion, re5resenin0 as heir shares in he inesae esae o8 Leonardo de/os Sanos

=% De7/arin0 de8endan Fred E/iJa/de as he ri0h8u/ o;ner o8 one*hird o8 he /and in

:uesion or =,@>4 s:uare .eers on he souheas 5orion, se0re0aed by a boundary /ine

runnin0 8ro. he seashore o he in/and or 8ro. he souh;es o norheas

>% Orderin0 he 7an7e//aion or re-ision o8 Ta6 De7/araion No% ==22 in he na.e o8

Fred E/iJa/de E6hibi 2G and a// a6 de7/araions issued subse:uen hereo o 7on8or. o

5ara0ra5hs and = hereo8 as ;e// as he issuan7e o8 a ne; a6 de7/araion o iner-enors +esus

de/os Sanos and Rosia F/ores 7o-erin0 heir ;o*hirds 2 share

G% Orderin0 he 5/aini88s or any 5ersons 7/ai.in0 ineres herein o de/i-er 7o.5/ee

5ossession o8 he /and o de8endans and 8irs se iner-enors%

No 5ronoun7e.en as o 7oss%

SO ORDERED%G

Thus, 5eiioners and res5onden Fred E/iJa/de 8i/ed heir se5arae Noi7es o8 A55ea/

daed +une G, ?@@G4 and !ay ?G, ?@@G,H res5e7i-e/y% The 7ases ;ere do7 8or res5onden E/iJa/de and CA*$%R% CV No% >=?G 8or 5eiioners%

Subse:uen/y, he CA issued he +une 2, ?@@H Noi7e o Fi/e Brie8,@ re:uirin0 5eiioners and

res5onden E/iJa/de o 8i/e heir brie8s ;ihin 8ory*8i-e => days 8ro. re7ei5 o8 said noi7e%

On +u/y 24, ?@@H, 5eiioners 8i/ed by re0isered .ai/ a +u/y 24, ?@@H !oion 8or E6ension

o8 Ti.e o Fi/e Brie8 8or P/aini88s*A55e//ans%?3 In heir .oion, 5eiioners ad.ied ha-in0

re7ei-ed a 7o5y o8 he Noi7e o Fi/e Brie8 on +une ?>, ?@@H hus, hey had uni/ +u/y 3, ?@@H o

8i/e heir brie8, and 5rayed 8or an e6ension o8 8ory*8i-e => days 8ro. +u/y 3, ?@@H o

Se5e.ber ?, ?@@H% On Se5e.ber ?3, ?@@H, 5eiioners 8i/ed anoher .oion 8or e6ension,

?? see*day e6ension, or uni/ O7ober 24, ?@@H, ;ihin ;hi7h o 8i/e

heir brie8%


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In he .eani.e, res5ondens Fred E/iJa/de, +esus de/os Sanos, and Rosia de/os

Sanos*F/ores 8i/ed an O7ober G, ?@@H +oin !ani8esaion and !oion,?2 ;hereby res5onden

E/iJa/de abandoned his a55ea/ by -irue o8 an a.i7ab/e se/e.en be;een he 5aries hrou0h

he !ay 24, ?@@4 A0ree.en%? They a0reed o s;a5 and re*adjus he areas adjud0ed by

he ria/ 7our in heir 8a-or, ;ihou 5rejudi7e o a 8ina/ jud0.en by he CA% In addiion, E/iJa/de

.o-ed ha his a55ea/ be 7onsidered as ;ihdra;n and ha he be e67used 8ro. 8i/in0 an

a55e//ans brie8%

On O7ober 24, ?@@H, 5eiioners 8i/ed an E6*Pare !oion 8or Fina/ E6ension o8 Period o

Fi/e Brie8 8or P/aini88s*A55e//ans,?= see as


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Therea8er, an Enry o8 A55earan7e22 ;as 8i/ed on +une ?4, ?@@@ by Ay% Cesar T%

Verano, a//e0ed/y in re5resenaion o8 5eiioners% The enry 7onained he so/iary 7on8or.iy o8

5eiioner Vi7ene de/os Sanos% On he sa.e day, 5eiioners 8i/ed a !oion 8or Re7onsideraion

o8 De7ision ;ih Prayer 8or Reinsae.en o8 A55ea/,2 ;hi7h ;as -eri8ied so/e/y by 5eiioner

Vi7ene de/os Sanos% In heir !oion 8or Re7onsideraion, 5eiioners a//e0ed ha1 ? hey did

no ha-e any hey be 0raned a 5eriod o8 niney @3 days ;ihin ;hi7h o 8i/e heir

a55e//ans brie8%

On +u/y ?G, ?@@@, res5ondens de/os Sanos hen 8i/ed an O55osiion o !oion 8or

Re7onsideraion%2= The o55osiion ;as based on he 8o//o;in01 ? ha 5eiioners .oion

shou/d be 7onsidered as .ere s7ra5 o8 5a5er 8or no 7onainin0 any noi7e o8 hearin0 2 ha

he a55ea/ ;as -a/id/y dis.issed 8or 5eiioners 8ai/ure o 8i/e heir a55e//ans brie8 and ha

he A0ree.en ;as -a/id%

Peiioners subse:uen/y 8i/ed a Re5/y To O55osiion on +u/y 3, ?@@@,2> re8uin0 he

a//e0aions .ade by res5ondens de/os Sanos and aa7hed o he re5/y a hand;rien noe in

Fi/i5ino,2G sain0 ha1 ? he si0naories did no si0n he a//e0ed A0ree.en 2 hey did no

re7ei-e a sin0/e 7ena-o o8 he .oney a//e0ed in he A0ree.en hey did no auhoriJe Ay%

Vi7oriano o ;ihdra; heir a55ea/ and = Ay% Vi7oriano did no 8urnish he. a 7o5y o8 he

De7ision o8 he CA% The noe ;as 5ur5ored/y si0ned by Vi7ene de/os Sanos, Consan7ia

de/os Sanos, Terry Ann S% Carna7ee, $rea de/os Sanos, Daisy de/os Sanos, +ose de/os

Sanos, )er.ini0i/do de/os Sanos, Peer de/os Sanos, Vi-ar de/os Sanos, Ibarra de/os

Sanos, Rose.arie TuaJon, Nai-idad Prado, Lio Prado, Fe/isa Casidsid, Ri7ardo Fernando,

+esus Fernando, Ro0e/io La7andu/a, !er0ie C% Nie-es, Ania C% Ba/aJar, and C/aire S%

La7andu/a% O8 he si0naories, on/y ei0h H are a.on0 he 8ory*si6 =G 5eiioners be8ore he

a55e//ae 7our%

On +anuary ?, 2333, he CA issued he assai/ed Reso/uion, ;herein i ;as ru/ed ha1


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The K!oion 8or Re7onsideraion "ih Prayer 8or he Reinsae.en o8 A55ea/M 8i/ed on +une

?4, ?@@@ by he said ne; 7ounse/ 8or 5/aini88s*a55e//ans, o ;hi7h an O55osiion has been 8i/ed

by he 8irs se o8 iner-enors*a55e//ees, is DENIED ad.ission 8or bein0 /ae by nine @ days%

The re7ords sho; ha 5/aini88s*a55e//ans 7ounse/ o8 re7ord, Ay% Na5o/eon !% Vi7oriano, ;ho

has no 8i/ed any noi7e o8 ;ihdra;a/ as 7ounse/ as 5er re5or o8 he +udi7ia/ Re7ords Di-ision,

re7ei-ed 7o5y o8 he Cours De7ision daed !ay ??, ?@@H, on !ay 2=, ?@@@% Thus, a55e//anshad on/y uni/ +une H, ?@@@ o 8i/e heir !oion 8or Re7onsideraion%24

)en7e, his 5eiion is be8ore us%

The Issues

Peiioners raise he 8o//o;in0 issues1

I%

T)E )ONORABLE CO#RT OF APPEALS SERIO#SL( ERRED IN DEN(IN$ AD!ISSION

TO PETITIONERS !OTION FOR RECONSIDERATION "IT) PRA(ER FOR T)E

REINSTATE!ENT OF APPEAL FILED B( T)EIR NE" CO#NSEL FOR )AVIN$ BEEN

FILED NINE @ DA(S LATE, OVERLOO&IN$ AND DISRE$ARDIN$ T)E FACT1

A% T)AT PETITIONERS LEARNED OF T)E DECISION OF T)E CO#RT OF

APPEALS DATED !A( ??, ?@@@ ONL( ON +#NE 2, ?@@@, AND ON +#NE ?4, ?@@@, OR

"IT)IN T)E FIFTEEN ?>*DA( RE$LE!ENTAR( PERIOD T)E( FILED T)EIR

AFORESAID !OTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

B% T)AT PETITIONERS FOR!ER CO#NSEL, ATT(% NAPOLEON !% VICTORIANO,

DID NOT FILE A !OTION FOR RECONSIDERATION "IT)IN T)E FIFTEEN ?>*DA(

RE$LE!ENTAR( PERIOD FRO! )IS RECEIPT OF A COP( OF T)E CO#RT OF APPEALS

DECISION ON !A( 2=, ?@@@, SAID CO#NSEL "AS CLEARL( AT FA#LT ANDOR

$ROSSL( NE$LI$ENT IN T)E PERFOR!ANCE OF )IS D#TIES TO )IS CLIENTS%

!OREOVER, T)E CO#NTIN$ OF T)E ?>*DA( PERIOD TO FILE !OTION FOR

RECONSIDERATION S)O#LD BE CO#NTED FRO! PETITIONERS &NO"LED$E OF T)E


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DECISION ON +#NE 2, ?@@@, AND NOT ON ATT(% VICTORIANOS RECEIPT OF A COP(

T)EREOF AND

C% T)AT T)E NON*AD!ISSION OF PETITIONERS !OTION FOR

RECONSIDERATION FOR )AVIN$ BEEN FILED NINE @ DA(S LATE IS !ANIFESTL(

#N+#ST AND INE'#ITABLE BECA#SE IT $IVES PRE!I#! TO TEC)NICALITIES RAT)ER

ON S#BSTANTIAL +#STICE%

II%

T)E )ONORABLE CO#RT OF APPEALS $RAVEL( ERRED IN DIS!ISSIN$

PETITIONERS APPEAL FRO! T)E TRIAL CO#RTS DECISION AND CONSIDERIN$ T)E

APPEAL "IT)DRA"N AS PRA(ED FOR B( CO#NSEL FOR PETITIONERS CONSIDERIN$

T)AT T)E ALLE$ED A$REE!ENT BET"EEN PETITIONERS AND FIRST SET OF

INTERVENORS T)RO#$) T)EIR CO#NSEL IS N#LL AND VOID AND "IT)O#T FORCE

AND EFFECT BECA#SE T)EIR ALLE$ED SI$NAT#RES T)EREIN "ERE FOR$ED, AND

BESIDES, T)E( NEVER RECEIVED A SIN$LE CENTAVO OF T)E ALLE$ED

CONSIDERATION OF T)E A$REE!ENT% !OREOVER, PETITIONERS APPEAL FRO! T)E

TRIAL CO#RTS DECISION IS !ERITORIO#S AS T)EIR CLAI! T)AT T)E( ARE O"NERS

OF T)E DISP#TED PROPERTIES ARE S#PPORTED B( S#SBTANTIAL AND CO!PETENT

EVIDENCE%2H

The Ru/in0 o8 he Cour

The 5eiion .us be denied%

Peiioners ar0ue ha heir !oion 8or Re7onsideraion ;as 8i/ed on i.e as he

re0/e.enary 5eriod 8or he 8i/in0 o8 i shou/d be 7ouned 8ro. he i.e ;hen 5eiioners

he.se/-es obained a 7o5y o8 he assai/ed De7ision o8 he CA on +une 2, ?@@@, and no 8ro.

he i.e ha heir 8or.er 7ounse/, Ay% Vi7oriano, re7ei-ed a 7o5y o8 said De7ision on !ay 2=,

?@@@%


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)o;e-er, 5eiioners a//e0aion is in7orre7%

Re0/e.enary 5eriod 8or 8i/in0 a !oion 8or Re7onsideraion

Se7ion ? o8 Ru/e 4, in 7onjun7ion ;ih Se7ion o8 Ru/e =? o8 he Ru/es o8 Cour,

5ro-ides 8or he 5eriod ;ihin ;hi7h a !oion 8or Re7onsideraion .ay be 8i/ed, o ;i1

Se7ion ?% $rounds o8 and 5eriod 8or 8i/in0 .oion 8or ne; ria/ or re7onsideraion%"ihin

he 5eriod 8or a


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The abo-e.enioned 8i8een ?>*day 5eriod be0ins o run u5on re7ei5 o8 noi7e o8 he

de7ision or 8ina/ order a55ea/ed 8ro.% Su7h 5eriod has been 7onsidered o be0in u5on re7ei5 o8

noi7e by he 7ounse/ o8 re7ord, ;hi7h is 7onsidered noi7e o he 5aries%2@ Ser-i7e o8

jud0.en on he 5ary is 5rohibied and is no 7onsidered he o88i7ia/ re7ei5 o8 he jud0.en%3

Thus, he 8i8een ?>*day 5eriod shou/d run 8ro. !ay 2=, ?@@@, ;hen Ay% Vi7oriano

re7ei-ed a 7o5y o8 he assai/ed De7ision o8 he CA, and no 8ro. +une 2, ?@@@, ;hen 5eiioners

7/ai.ed o ha-e been in8or.ed o8 he CA de7ision%?

To reierae, ser-i7e u5on he 5aries 7ounse/s o8 re7ord is ana.oun o ser-i7e u5on

he 5aries he.se/-es, bu ser-i7e u5on he 5aries he.se/-es is no 7onsidered ser-i7e u5on

heir /a;yers% The reason is si.5/ehe 5aries, 0enera//y, ha-e no 8or.a/ edu7aion or


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re0/e.enary 5eriod o8 8i/in0 a !oion 8or Re7onsideraion o he assai/ed De7ision ;hi7h ended

on +une H, ?@@@% )en7e, 5eiioners !oion 8or Re7onsideraion 8i/ed on +une ?4, ?@@@ ;as

be/aed/y 8i/ed and 7orre7/y reje7ed by he CA%

Libera/ a55/i7aion o8 he 5eriod 8or 8i/in0 a !oion 8or Re7onsideraion

E-en assu.in0 ha, indeed, heir !oion 8or Re7onsideraion ;as 8i/ed ou o8 i.e, 5eiioners

8urher a//e0e ha a de/ay o8 nine @ days in he 8i/in0 o8 heir !oion 8or Re7onsideraion 7anno

jusi8y ;hy he CA did no ad.i i% In su55or o8 su7h 7onenion, 5eiioners 7ie Re5ub/i7 -%

Cour o8 A55ea/s, and Ra.os -% Ba0asao,= ;here his Cour a//o;ed he 8i/in0 o8 an

a55ea/ si6 G and 8our = days beyond he re0/e.enary 5eriod, res5e7i-e/y%

In Ney5es -% Cour o8 A55ea/s, he Cour sressed ha Kse/do. ha-e ;e 7ondoned /ae

8i/in0 o8 noi7es o8 a55ea/, and on/y in -ery e67e5iona/ insan7es o beer ser-e he ends o8

jusi7eM and a/so e.5hasiJed ha he /ibera/ a55/i7aion o8 he ru/es is 7on8ined o Ksiuaions

;here e7hni7a/iies ;ere dis5ensed ;ih, our de7isions ;ere no .ean o under.ine he 8or7e

and e88e7i-iy o8 he 5eriods se by /a;% Bu ;e hasen o add ha in hose rare 7ases ;here

5ro7edura/ ru/es ;ere no srin0en/y a55/ied, here a/;ays e6ised a 7/ear need o 5re-en he

7o..ission o8 a 0ra-e injusi7e e.5hasis su55/ied%M>

In Re5ub/i7,G 7ied by 5eiioners, "e ru/ed ha he CA shou/d ha-e ad.ied he

!oion 8or Re7onsideraion 8i/ed by 5eiioners o 5re-en 0ross .is7arria0e o8 jusi7e, as he

0o-ern.en sood o /ose 7/ose o hree hundred 33 he7ares o8 5ri.e su0ar /and a/readyi/ed in is na.e and de-oed o edu7aiona/ 5ur5oses ;hi/e in Ra.os, i ;as enun7iaed ha a

8our =*day de/ay Kin 8i/in0 a noi7e o8 a55ea/ and a .oion o8 e6ension o8 i.e o 8i/e a re7ord

on a55ea/ 7an be e67used on he basis o8 e:uiy and 7onsiderin0 ha he re7ord on a55ea/ is

no; ;ih he res5onden jud0e%M4

In he insan 7ase, here is no e67e5iona/ 7ir7u.san7e o jusi8y he disre0ard o8 he

re0/e.enary 5eriod 8or 8i/in0 a .oion 8or re7onsideraion% )en7e, 5eiioners 5osiion is de-oid

o8 .eri%

Furher.ore, 5eiioners 7onend ha des5ie heir !oion 8or Re7onsideraion had been 8i/ed

ou o8 i.e, his shou/d ha-e been ad.ied on he 0round o8 e:uiy% )o;e-er, e:uiab/e

0rounds 7anno be sou0h ;hen he 5ary is 0ui/y o8 ne0/i0en7e% Thus, "e ru/ed in !esina -%

!eer ha Khis Cour ;i// no a//o; 5eiioners, in 0uise o8 e:uiy, o bene8i 8ro. heir o;n

ne0/i0en7e%MH


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Peiioners are 0ui/y o8 ine67usab/e ne0/i0en7e

Peiioners aribue he dis.issa/ o8 heir a55ea/ and heir 8ai/ure o 8i/e a .oion 8or

re7onsideraion ;ihin he re0/e.enary 5eriod o heir 8or.er 7ounse/s ne0/i0en7e, Ay%

Vi7oriano% Thus, 5eiioners see< he /ibera/ a55/i7aion o8 he ru/es, 7iin0 $inee -% Cour o8

A55ea/s, ;herein he 7ounse/ o8 re7ord did no 8i/e an a55e//ans brie8 ;ihin he 5res7ribed

5eriod and 7oninued ;ih he 7ase 8or 8ear o8 re5risa/ 8ro. res5ondens ;ho ;ere jud0es% In

said 7ase, "e ru/ed ha he ne0/i0en7e o8 he 7/iens 7ounse/ does no bind he.% The

de5arure 8ro. he ru/e ;as e65/ained, hus1

The /a;yers ne0/i0en7e ;ihou any 5ari7i5aory ne0/i0en7e on he 5ar o8 5eiioners is a

su88i7ien reason o se aside he reso/uions o8 he Cour o8 A55ea/s% Aside 8ro. .aers o8 /i8e,

/ibery, honor or 5ro5ery ;hi7h ;ou/d ;arran he sus5ension o8 he ru/es o8 he .os

.andaory 7hara7er and an e6a.inaion and re-ie; by he a55e//ae 7our o8 he /o;er 7ours

8indin0s o8 8a7, he oher e/e.ens ha shou/d be 7onsidered are he 8o//o;in01 ? he

e6isen7e o8 s5e7ia/ or 7o.5e//in0 7ir7u.san7es, 2 he .eris o8 he 7ase, a 7ause no

enire/y aribuab/e o he 8au/ or ne0/i0en7e o8 he 5ary 8a-ored by he sus5ension o8 he ru/es,

= a /a7< o8 any sho;in0 ha he re-ie; sou0h is .ere/y 8ri-o/ous and di/aory, > he oher

5ary ;i// no be unjus/y 5rejudi7ed hereby%@ E.5hasis su55/ied%

)o;e-er, he $inee 7ase is no a 5re7eden o he 7ase a bar be7ause in said 7ase, he

5ary had no 5ari7i5aory ne0/i0en7e, ;hi/e in he 7ase a bar, 5eiioners ;ere ne0/i0en in no

.oniorin0 he de-e/o5.ens in heir 7ase% Peiioners a7s are 7onsidered ine67usab/e

ne0/i0en7e in /ine ;ih our ru/in0 in Bernardo -% Cour o8 A55ea/s S5e7ia/ Si6h Di-ision, ;here

;e e65/i7aed he -ia/ 5ari7i5aion o8 he 5aries in he e88e7i-e hand/in0 o8 he 7ase by heir

/a;yers, hus1

"orh .enionin0 is he 8a7 ha 5eiioner ;as /i


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KLii0ans, re5resened by 7ounse/, shou/d no e65e7 ha a// hey need o do is si ba7


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7o5y o8 he assai/ed De7ision 8ro. he CA, is unjusi8ied% Peiioners 7anno be shie/ded 8ro.

he re5er7ussions o8 heir 7ounse/s and heir o;n ne0/i0en7e% Peiioners he.se/-es are as

.u7h o b/a.e in /osin0 heir a55ea/%

The Su5re.e Cour is no a rier o8 8a7s

Fina//y, 5eiioners 7/ai. ha he #ndera


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he su55osed absen7e o8 e-iden7e and 7onradi7ed by he e-iden7e on re7ord and ?? ;hen

he Cour o8 A55ea/s .ani8es/y o-er/oo


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"ih he /oss o8 heir ri0h o8 a55ea/ o he CA, ;e see no need o reso/-e he issue o8

o;nershi5% Su7h issue shou/d ha-e been 8irs reso/-ed by he CA, bu i ;as no ab/e o do so

be7ause o8 he dis.issa/ o8 he a55ea/% Thus, he 7/ai. o8 o;nershi5 is a non*issue be8ore his

Cour%

")EREFORE, "e DEN( he 5eiion and AFFIR! he !ay ??, ?@@@ De7ision and he

+anuary ?, 2333 Reso/uion o8 he CA in CA*$%R% CV No% >=?G and SP No% =H=4>, ;ih no

7oss%

SO ORDERED%

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