Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1974
- G.R. No. L-34317 HON. WALFRIDO DE LOS ANGELES, JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH IV, BENITO MACROHON, SHERIFFF OF QUEZON CITY, AND MARCELO STEEL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, PETRA FARIN AND BENJAMIN FARIN, RESPONDENTS. [NO. L-34335. SEPTEMBER 30, 1974] MARCELO STEEL CORPORATION, HON. WALFRIDO DE LOS ANGELES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, BRANCH IV, QUEZON CITY, PETITIONERS, VS. PETRA FARIN, BENJAMIN FARIN AND COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-27396 JESUS V. OCCENA AND SAMUEL C. OCCENA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. PAULINO S. MARQUEZ, DISTRICT JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF BOHOL, BRANCH I, RESPONDENT, I.V. BINAMIRA, CO-EXECUTOR, ESTATE OF W.C. OGAN, SP. PROC. NO. 423, CFI OF BOHOL, INTERVENOR. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-37949 JUAN ALONZO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CAGAYAN, BRANCH IV, AND BIENVENIDO QUIROLGICO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-18717 MARCOS ESTANISLAO (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, CASIMIRO ESTANISLAO, MARIANO ESTANISLAO AND PIO ESTANISLAO, PLAINTIFFS AND APPELLANTS, VS. THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), THE PEOPLE'S HOMESITE AND HOUSING CORPORATION (PHHC), THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DANR), THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF LANDS, THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REGISTRATION, THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF RIZAL, THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF QUEZON CITY, THE SHERIFF OF QUEZON CITY, THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF RIZAL, AND J. M. TUASON & CO., INC., DEFENDANTS AND APPELLEES. [G.R. NO. L-19379. SEPTEMBER 30, 1974] MARCOS ESTANISLAO (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, CASIMIRO ESTANISLAO, MARIANO ESTANISLAO AND PIO ESTANISLAO, PLAINTIFFS AND APPELLANTS, VS. THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), THE PEOPLE'S HOMESITE AND HOUSING CORPORATION (PHHC), THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DANR), THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF LANDS, THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REGISTRATION, THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF RIZAL, THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF QUEZON CITY, THE SHERIFF OF QUEZON CITY, THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF RIZAL, AND J. M. TUASON & CO., INC., DEFENDANTS AND APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-32408 PETITION TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES, PO SOON TEK, PETITIONER AND APPELLEE, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OPPOSITOR AND APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 440- REMEDIOS I. JUGUETA, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE ALEJANDRO R. BONCAROS, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE, TARLAC, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-32078 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. BALTAZAR LACAO AND DAVID LACAO, ACCUSED, BALTAZAR LACAO, ACCUSED AND APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. L-30450-51 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. ANTONIO BODUSO, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. L-36874-76 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. ROGELIO REYES, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-28693 VI VE CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND THE COLLECTOR OF THE PORT OF MANILA, PEDRO PACIS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-27314 TEODOSIA ALFILER, ERLINDA BAQUIRAN, EULALIO DE LA REA, CORNELIA S. ARGUELLES, REYNALDO TIRANA, DANILO TUAZON, ARTURO JAVIER, LETICIA HERNANDEZ, DANILO HAYAG, LIGAYA BAUTISTA, CELSO ADRIANO, LEONARDO SARINAS, MANUEL MALABANAN, MANUEL MESA, RICARDO LOZADA, ROSELIA G. GUASCH, TERESTIA ESPIRITU AND ELIZABETH MATRO, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE WALFRIDO DE LOS ANGELES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, BRANCH IV, QUEZON CITY, HONORABLE ISMAEL MATHAY, SR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS AUDITOR GENERAL, DR. JOVENAL ALMENDRAS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE GENERAL MANAGER, NATIONAL MARKETING CORPORATION (NAMARCO), THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NAMARCO AND HONORABLE ABELARDO SUBIDO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONER, RESPONDENTS. [NO. L-27701. SEPTEMBER 26, 1974] TEODOSIA ALFILER, ERLINDA BAQUIRAN, EULALIO DE LA REA, CORNELIA S. ARGUELLES, REYNALDO TIRANA, DANILO TUAZON, ARTURO JAVIER, LETICIA HERNANDEZ, DANILO HAYAG, LIGAYA BAUTISTA, CELSO ADRIANO, LEONARDO SARINAS, MANUEL MALABANAN, MANUEL MESA, RICARDO LOZADA, ROSELIA G. GUASCH, TERESITA ESPIRITU AND ELIZABETH MATRO, PETITIONERS AND APPELLANTS, VS. AUDITOR GENERAL AND THE GENERAL MANAGER, NATIONAL MARKETING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS AND APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. L-128- SEGUNDINA CORAL, COMPLAINANT, VS. MUNICIPAL JUDGE JOSE CONSOLACION-SERRANO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. DIONISIO IGNACIO Y IBANEZ, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-35546 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF BENIGNO S. AQUINO, JR., RAMON MITRA, JR., FRANCISCO RODRIGO, AND NAPOLEON RAMA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JUAN PONCE ENRILE, SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE; GEN. ROMEO ESPINO, CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND GEN. FIDEL V. RAMOS, CHIEF, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, RESPONDENTS. [NO. L-35538. SEPTEMBER 17, 1974] IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF JOAQUIN P. ROCES, TEODORO M. LOCSIN, SR., ROLANDO FADUL, ROSALIND GALANG, GO ENG GUAN, MAXIMO V. SOLIVEN, RENATO CONSTANTINO, AND LUIS R. MAURICIO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE; THE CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES; THE CHIEF, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. [NO. L-35539. SEPTEMBER 17, 1974] IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF JOSE W. DIOKNO, CARMEN I. DIOKNO, PETITIONER, VS. JUAN PONCE ENRILE, THE SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE; ROMEO ESPINO, THE CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. [NO. L-35540. SEPTEMBER 17, 1974] MAXIMO V. SOLIVEN, NAPOLEON G. RAMA, AND JOSE MARI VELEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JUAN PONCE ENRILE, SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE; HON. FRANCISCO TATAD, PRESS SECRETARY; AND GEN. FIDEL V. RAMOS, CHIEF, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, RESPONDENTS. [NO. L-35547. SEPTEMBER 17, 1974] ENRIQUE VOLTAIRE GARCIA II, PETITIONER, VS. BRIG. GEN. FIDEL RAMOS, CHIEF, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY; GEN. ROMEO ESPINO, CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES; AND HON. JUAN PONCE ENRILE, SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, RESPONDENTS. [NO. L-35556. SEPTEMBER 17, 1974] IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF VERONICA L. YUYITUNG AND TAN CHIN HIAN, PETITIONERS, VS. JUAN PONCE ENRILE, SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE; LIEUT. GEN. ROMEO ESPINO, CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES; AND BRIG. GEN. FIDEL V. RAMOS, CHIEF OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, RESPONDENTS. [NO. L-35567. SEPTEMBER 17, 1974] IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF AMANDO DORONILA, JUAN L. MERCADO, HERNANDO L. ABAYA, ERNESTO GRANADA, LUIS D. BELTRAN, TAN CHIN HIAN, BREN GUIAO, RUBEN CUSIPAG, ROBERTO ORDOÑEZ, MANUEL ALMARIO AND WILLIE BAUN, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JUAN PONCE ENRILE, SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE; LIEUT. GEN. ROMEO ESPINO, CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES; AND BRIG. GEN. FIDEL V. RAMOS, CHIEF, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, RESPONDENTS. [NO. L-35571. SEPTEMBER 17, 1974] IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF BREN Z. GUIAO, TERESITA M. GUIAO, PETITIONER, VS. JUAN PONCE ENRILE, THE SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE; LT. GEN. ROMEO ESPINO, CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES; AND BRIG. GEN. FIDEL V. RAMOS, CHIEF OF THE PHILIPPINE. CONSTABULARY, RESPONDENTS. [NO. L-35573. SEPTEMBER 17, 1974] ERNESTO RONDON, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JUAN PONCE ENRILE, SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE; GEN. FIDEL V. RAMOS, CHIEF, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY; AND MAJOR RODULFO MIANA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A. C. No. 533 [ A. C. No. 533. September 12, 1974 ]
- G.R. No. 27526 ANGELITA G. VDA. DE VALERA, AMANDA G. VALERA, OSCAR G. VALERA, DIONISIO G. VALERA, FELIXBERTO G. VALERA, BENITO G. VALERA, EVA G. VALERA, LITA G. VALERA, TONIETTE VALERA, ANGEL V. COLET, NORMAN PE BENITO AND ROMEO PE BENITO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. MACARIO M. OFILADA, AS PROBATE JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF ABRA; ADORACION VALERA-BRINGAS, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF FRANCISCO VALERA; PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF ABRA; DOMINGO V. BANEZ, AS DEPUTY PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF ABRA, AND CELSO VALERA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — AUYONG HIAN (HONG WHUA HANG), PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF TAX APPEALS, COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (CTIP), AND LUZON STEVEDORING CORPORATIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 25246 BENJAMIN VICTORIANO, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. ELIZALDE ROPE WORKERS' UNION AND ELIZALDE ROPE FACTORY, INC., DEFENDANTS, ELIZALDE ROPE WORKERS' UNION, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 38945-47 DEMOCRITO BARRIDO, ALEXANDER ALVAREZ, AND FEDERICO BARRIDO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, 7TH DIVISION AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 34663 SIMON GENCIANA, PETITIONER, VS. THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, THE CITY OF MANILA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 32276 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. JOSE ALVIAR Y TUAZON, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-26657 VISAYAN STEVEDORE & TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND JULIETA S. LABIYO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 30351 AUREA BANEZ AND RAMON BANEZ, SUBSTITUTED BY THEIR LEGAL HEIR, OSCAR VIRATA BANEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PIO ARCILLA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 37443 IN THE MATTER OP THE PETITION OF CHUA KIAN LAI TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES, CHUA KIAN LAI, PETITIONER AND APPELLEE, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OPPOSITOR AND APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-32733 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. ALFONSO MANANGAN, ALIAS ONSONG, ACCUSED AND APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-23155 RUFINO C. BARTULATA, PETITIONER AND APPELLANT, VS. HON. MACARIO PERALTA, JR., ET AL., RESPONDENTS AND APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-37919 BIENVENIDO U. RODRIGUEZ, NATIVIDAD U. RODRIGUEZ AND FELISA R. ABELEDA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS (SPECIAL FIFTH DIVISION), PHILWOOD SAWMILL CO., INC. AND TIMES SURETY & INSURANCE CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 44- AMY O. LAURENTE, COMPLAINANT, VS. MUNICIPAL JUDGE MANUEL BLANCO OF MAMBUSAO, CAPIZ, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — BASILIO S. PALANG, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE MARIANO A. ZOSA, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CEBU, BRANCH V, AND JULIETO P. HERRERA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-23841 CITY OF BASILAN, REPRESENTED BY HONORABLE LEROY S. BROWN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CITY MAYOR, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE RUFINO HECHANOVA, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF FINANCE, VICENTE FABIAN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CITY TREASURER OF BASILAN CITY, AND MIGUEL E. ANTONIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 236- HERMILO R. ROSAL, COMPLAINANT, VS. HONORABLE JOAQUIN M. SALVADOR, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-38088 JOVITO N. QUISABA, PETITIONER, VS. STA. INES-MELALE VENEER & PLYWOOD, INC., ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-35531 PASCUALA LOMBO, PETITIONER VS. STANDARD CIGARETTE MANUFACTURING CO. AND THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-32829 PHILIPPINE ROCK PRODUCTS, INC., FREDERICK W. DRURY, EUSEBIO B. GARCIA AND AVELINO DE GUZMAN, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF FREE LABOR UNIONS (PAFLU), PEDRO ALVAREZ AND COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-37662 RADIO COMMUNICATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES INC. (RCPI), PETITIONER VS. PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS & ELECTRICITY WORKERS' FEDERATION (FCWF), RADIO COMMUNICATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. EMPLOYEES UNION (RCPIEU), COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (CIR)- AND SPECIAL SHERIFF OF THE COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-23579 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. MANUEL P. BARCELONA, AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA, BRANCH VIII, AND GO GUAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE SANTIAGO O. TAÑADA, AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CEBU, BRANCH V, HO HANG LIET AND THE MINORS MICHAEL GO HO, JOHN GO HO REPRESENTED BY THEIR FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN HO HANG LIET, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-38621 ROMERO ESTRELLA Y DE VENECIA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. G. JESUS B. RUIZ, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH I, CFI OF CAGAYAN, FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, TUGUEGARAO, CAGAYAN, AND FLORENTINO DE LA PEÑA, PROVINCIAL FISCAL OF CAGAYAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-32914 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE VS. LAUREANO SANGALANG, ACCUSED AND APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-33490 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE VS. SANTIAGO CLEMENTER, FEDERICO CLEMENTER, ELISEO CLEMENTER, AND CARLITO CLEMENTER, ACCUSED. ELISEO CLEMENTER, ACCUSED AND APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- — VICENTE D. ESPAÑOL, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. MANUEL NOV. DUQUE, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- A.M. No. 614- ALEJANDRO VILLEGAS, COMPLAINANT, VS. MUNICIPAL JUDGE LOURDES V. DIAMA OF RONDA, CEBU, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — ANITA A. BARBERO, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE FAUSTINO H. PARAGUYA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. Nos. L-18843 & 18844 CONSOLIDATED MINES, INC., COURT OF TAX APPEALS AND COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NOS. L-18853 & 18854] PETITIONER, VS.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. CONSOLIDATED MINES, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-30504 CONSTANCIA D. VEGA, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE FERNANDO LOPEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ATLAS CONSOLIDATED MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-23546 LAGUNA TAYABAS BUS COMPANY AND BATANGAS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, PETITIONERS, VS. FRANCISCO C. MANABAT, AS ASSIGNEE OF BIÑAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, INSOLVENT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-30787 PURIFICACION SANTOS IMPERIAL, PETITIONER, VS. HON. EMMANUEL M. MUÑOZ, AND LUIS U. SANTOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 746- SOLEDAD MORADO, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE HERNANDO AGUILAR, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-23136 ISMAEL MATHAY, JOSEFINA MATHAY, DIOGRACIAS T. REYES AND S. ADOR DIONISIO, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, VS. THE CONSOLIDATED BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, JOSE MARINO OLONDRIZ, WILFRIDO C. TECSON, SIMON R. PATERNO, FERMIN Z. CARAM, JR., ANTONIO P, MADRIGAL, JOSE P. MADRIGAL, CLAUDIO TEEHANKEE, AND ALFONSO JUAN OLONDRIZ, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. CIPRIANO AZADA, MARIA CRISTINA OLONDRIZ PERTIERRA JOINTLY WITH HER HUSBAND ARTURO PERTIERRA, AND MARIA DEL PUY OLONDRIZ DE STEVENS, MOVANTS-INTERVENORS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-36869 LINSANA OVERLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, INC., CIPRIANO S. ALLAS, REMEDIOS M. ALLAS, DAISY A. ALLAS AND SANTIAGO ENRIQUEZ, PETITIONERS VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND REPUBLIC BANK, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N