Republic Of The Philippines v. Santos

SECOND DIVISION G.R. No. L-57524 January 8, 1986 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. MAURA SANTOS, APOLONIO PASCUAL, MOBILE OIL PHILIPPINES, INC., PEERS INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PEDRO SIAPUATCO, AURORA TULIO SIAPUATCO, RICARDO S. SIAPUATCO, ESTELA ESPIRITU, EPIFANIO S. SIAPUATCO, EUGENIO S. SIAPUATCO, AMERICAN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC., SECURITY BANK & TRUST CO., AURORA VER GONZALES, FELIX GONZALES, EQUITABLE BANKING CORPORATION, FRANCISCA C. VALARAO, CALTEX (PHILIPPINES), AETNA STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., NATIONAL INVESTMENT and DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, FRANCISCO CAJULIS, MERCEDES CADIZ, RURAL BANK OF KAWIT, INC., ERLINDA CONGBALAY, ANTONIO BORROMEO, SANTA MARIA REAL ESTATE CORPORATION, ATLANTIC GULF & PACIFIC CO, SQUARE STEEL, INC., CALIFORNIA REFINING CORPORATION, PACIFIC BANKING CORPORATION, CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, COMMERCIAL BANK AND TRUST CORPORATION, BRICCIO HENSON, LUZ J. HENSON, CONGREGACION DE LA COMPANIA DE LAS HIJAS DE LA CARIDAD DE SAN VICENTE DE PAUL EN LAS FILIPINAS, UNITED TOURIST ENTERPRISES, INC., DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, ANTONIO V. MIRANDA, LEOCADIO DE ASIS, LILIANA L. DE ASIS, SECOND RIZAL DEVELOPMENT BANK, FRANCISCO CHUA, TAN PO GIOK, PHILIPPINE AMERICAN GENERAL INSURANCE CO., INC., ANASTACIO RONGAVILLA, LEONISA SANTOS, FORTUNATO RONGAVILLA, DOMINGA PAGSISIHAN, SPOUSES MOISES DELA ROSA AND EXPERANZA AUSTRIA, FOREIGN MISSION BOARD S.B.C., INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE MILLS, INC., GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, FIRST NATIONAL ClTY BANK OF NEW YORK, MAURA S. EUSEBIO, HELEN DU, BIENVENIDO YU, PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, ESTRELLA PAREDES, VICENTE LIWAG, ASSOCIATED BANKING CORP., IGNACIO LIWAG, LETICIA DAVID, FILIPINAS BANK & TRUST CO., CMC INVESTMENT, INC., PEDRO D. BUNYI, ELISA JOAQUIN, PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, SPOUSES NESTOR VILLAROMAN and PURISIMA Y. VILLAROMAN, TEODORO LIM, SONIA LIM, KANLAON FARMS, INC., JOSEFINA M. BAYOT, ROSA A. LAQUI, LINO MEDINA, ELEUTERIA MEDINA and COURT OF APPEALS, respondents.

Ricardo C. Fernandez for respondent Helen Dee. Sycip, Salazar, Feliciano and Hernandez for respondent ITM Inc. Benjamin J. Molina for respondent M. Santos. Arturo E. Balbastro for respondent I. Liwag.

Ravelo & Velante for respondents Chua and T.P. Giok. Sotero H. Laurel for respondent American Wire and Cable Co., Inc. Tañada, Sanchez, Tañada & Tañada Law Office for respondent Square Steel, Inc.