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G.R. No. 28265NATIVIDAD CENTENO, ET AL., plaintiffs-appellants,

vs.ARTINA CENTENO, ET AL., !efen!ants-appellees.NICOLA" CENTENO, ET AL., inte#veno#s-appellants.

VILLA-REAL, J.:

This is an appeal taken by the plaintiffs Natividad Centeno inhe o!n behalf and as ad"inistati# of the estate of he

de$eased fathe, Valentin Centeno, Jes%s Centeno &ist,

Rosalia and Rosaio Centeno, and by the intevenos Ni$olas,

E"ilio, Isaa$ and Jes%s Centeno 'e$ond, fo" the (%d)"ent of

the Co%t of &ist Instan$e of Ilo$os '%, of !hi$h the follo!in)

is the dispositive pat:

The a)ee"ent of patition in *%estion is heeby %pheld, !ith

the ad(%di$ations to the paties theeto, and theefoe the

patition payed fo in this $ivil $ase by plaintiffs and

intevenos espe$tin) the ealty des$ibed in the si#th

paa)aph of the oi)inal $o"plaint is denied. The othe

petition that said patition be held void and of no effe$t in so fa

as it efes only to the said potion ad(%$ated to defendants, is

also denied.

It is held pa$els Nos. +, , and /0, des$ibed in the

afoe"entioned si#th paa)aphs of the oi)inal $o"plaint, ae

held by defendants po indiviso1 and the othes, Nos. 02, 03,

00, , 4, and /, !ith the "etes and bo%nds )iven in the

said si#th paa)aph, !hi$h ae in possession of the plaintiff

Jes%s Centeno &ist, as !ell as the othes, Nos. 4, 0, and

//, !hi$h ae in the possession of the defendant Telesfoo

Centeno.

The defendants5 petition that the fist 06 pa$els of land

des$ibed in the said si#th paa)aph of the oi)inal $o"plaint,

epod%$ed in the last a"endatoy $o"plaint, be patitioned in

this $ase and pa$el No. 66 des$ibed in the inventoy E#hibit

& of the plaintiffs, and of the defendants, as !ell as the said

pa$els Nos. 02, 03, 00, , 4, and /, and the $edits is

denied1 all of !hi$h ae $onsideed and de$laed to the po

indiviso 7E#hibit + of the defendants8, !itho%t pe(%di$e to said

patition bein) "ade in s%$h "anne as they "ay a)ee %pon.

It is odeed that the plaintiffs delive to defendants the t!o

pa$els of land des$ibed in the lattes5 $oss $o"plaint in thei

se$ond $a%se of a$tion, and said t!o "aes and haness

$annot be odeed deliveed, be$a%se they ae not fo"ally

detailed and diffi$%lties !o%ld aise in the e#e$%tion of s%$h an

ode.

As &abian Cabanilla and 'i"pli$io 9abeto possessos of

pa$els Nos. +, ++, 0/, and 6 $lai"ed by plaintiffs and

intevenost, !ee not "ade defendants in this $ase, no

pono%n$e"ent is hee "ade a)ainst the", no as to pa$els

Nos. 04, , /3, and 6, the possessos of !hi$h ae %nkno!n.

efendants ae absolved fo" the $lai"s !ith espe$t to

pa$els Nos. 60, 6, 6+, 66, 0+, +0, /2, 64, 664, 660, 0,

0, 2, 3, 0, +, , +6, +4, +2, +3, +, +/, , 6, 2, 3,

+, , /, /, /6, /4, /, /+, /, 66, 62, 6, 6/, 66, 662,

and 663 7328 des$ibed in the $o"plaint.

The pio%s le)a$y of pa$el No. 63 "ade by the testati#

;el$hoa Aoyo, is %pheld.

It is odeed that ea$h of the paties, plaintiffs, intevenos, and

defendants, pay a thid pat of the $osts of the tial.

It is so odeed.

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The pepondean$e of the eviden$e establishes the follo!in)

petinent fa$ts ne$essay to the sol%tion of the *%estions of fa$t

and of la! aised in the pesent appeal.

Isaa$ Centeno and ;el$hoa Aoyo !ee h%sband and !ife

!ho bo%)ht no popety to the "aia)e b%t a$*%ied "%$h

popety d%in) thei "aied life.

Isaa$ Centeno died on =$tobe +, 6/0, and !as s%vived by

his !ife ;el$hoa Aoyo, and thei thee son, Valentin,

&a%stino and Antonio Centeno. >efoe his death, that is, on

J%ne 2, 6/3, Isaa$ Centeno e#e$%ted a !ill, one of the

$la%ses of !hi$h $ontained the follo!in) povision: ?I heeby

na"ed and instit%te as "y sole and %nivesal heis "y thee

sons Antonio, Valentin and &a%stino Centeno o thei heis, if

any, to one-half of the above-na"ed popety, povided, that

the sa"e be divided e*%ally a"on) "y thee said sons.?

7E#hibit of plaintiffs and E#hibit 3 of defendants.8 The !ill

havin) been ad"itted to pobate and his !ido! ;el$hoa

Aoyo, appointed ad"inistati# of the popety left by hi",

said ;el$hoa Aoyo, as s%$h ad"inistato, filed !ith the

$o%t a detailed inventoy of all the popety left by he

de$eased h%sband !hi$h had $o"e into he possession.

7E#hibit & of plaintiffs and E#hibit of defendants.8

=n =$tobe 2, 6/+, Antonio Centeno died leavin) a !ido!,

9abiela &enade@, and a !ill e#e$%ted on =$tobe /, 6/+,

$la%ses 2 and of !hi$h ae as follo!s:

Thid. I de$lae that I !as "aied on$e, bein) still "aied to

na. 9abiela &enande@ y >ibies$a, and d%in) o% %nion !e

had not a sin)le $hild1 I also de$laed that altho%)h I said I

have no $hild, the 9od of pity has )iven "e ei)ht, !ho ae "y

$hilden by anothe !o"an, thee of !ho" ae $alled nat%al,

!ho ae ;atina, Jose 7alias

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pesent heis $onfi" this de$laation of the ad"inistati#1 and

as the latte f%the de$laes that she holds the le)a$y

$oespondin) to said Antonina and he thee bothes

9e)oio, Jose 7alias

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66 and 64 ae identified !ith Nos. 0+ and 406 in the

inventoy of the estate of Isaa$ Centeno. The pa$el of land

No. 64 is the sa"e pa$el No. "entioned in the $o"plaint.

The pa$el of land 66/ is the sa"e pa$el land No. 42 is the

sa"e $o"plaint. The pa$el of land No. 66 "%st be added to

the one h%nded and fifteen pa$els $lai"ed in the $o"plaint

as havin) belon)ed to the de$eased spo%ses Isaa$ Centeno

and ;el$hoa Aoyo and is po indiviso.

Thee ae t!o "oe pa$els of land !ith s!on de$laations of

o!neship Nos. 62+0 and 62, !hi$h appea in the list of

the popeties ad(%di$ated to Antonio Centeno 7E#hibit 9 of

plaintiffs8 and !hi$h ae in the possession of the plaintiffs.

The $hattels and $attle ad(%di$ated to Antonio Centeno in the

s$he"e of patition and !hi$h !ee in the possession of

Valentin Centeno have not yet been deliveed to the

defendants.

ith espe$t to the %n$olle$ted $edits !hi$h a"o%nt to

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. Ae the defendants entitled, as a$kno!led)ed nat%al

$hilden of Antonio Centeno, to e$ove fo" the heis of

Valentin Centeno the pesonal and eal popety, $attle and

$edits !hi$h !ee ad(%di$ated to the" in said patition and

!hi$h e"ained in the possession of said Valentin CentenoB

+. Ae said defendants entitled, as s%$h a$kno!led)ed nat%al

$hilden of Antonio Centeno, to pati$ipate in the $on(%)al

popety left by Isaa$ Centeno and ;el$hoa Aoyo in$l%ded inthe inventoy b%t not in$l%ded in the patitionB

. ;ay the patition of the $on(%)al popety left by the spo%ses

Isaa$ Centeno and ;el$hoa Aoyo and still e"ainin) po

indiviso be odeed in these po$eedin)sB

ith e)ad to the fist *%estion, the defendants-appellees did

not inheit fo" thei nat%al )anfathe Isaa$ Centno by

intestate s%$$ession, b%t fo" thei nat%al fathe Antonio

Centeno, !ho a$kno!led)ed the" in his !ill and na"ed the"

heis to the popety he had inheited fo" his de$eased fathe

Isaa$ Centeno, !ho had died befoe hi". The fa$t the

inheitan$e left by Isaa$ Centeno e"ained po indiviso !hen

Antonio Centeno died, did not pevent hi" fo" a$*%iin)

d%in) his lifeti"e, a i)ht to inheit fo" his de$eased fathe,

sin$e ati$le 0+ plainly povides that the i)hts to s%$$ession

of any peson ae tans"itted fo" the "o"ent of his death.

As to the se$ond *%estion, the defendants, as a$kno!led)ed

nat%al $hilden of Antonio Centeno, ae not entitled to "oe

than the half of the pat of the inheitan$e !hi$h $o%ld be feely

disposed of by thei nat%al fathe, the latte not havin) left any

le)iti"ate de$endants, b%t a le)iti"ate as$endants, !ho is his

"othe ;el$hoa Aoyo, !itho%t pe(%di$e to the le)iti"e of his

!ido! 9abiela &enande@, in a$$odan$e !ith ati$le 36 in

$onne$tion !ith ati$le 2 of the Civil Code, the othe half of

his estate )oin) to his "othe ;el$hoa Aoyo as he le)iti"e,

as povided in ati$le / of the sa"e Code. ;el$hoa Aoyo

havin) died, said defendants, as a$kno!led)ed nat%al

$hilden of Antonio Centeno, ae not entitled to the esevation

of the heeditay potion !hi$h said ;el$hoa Aoyo a$*%ied

)at%ito%sly fo" he le)iti"ate son Antonio Centeno !ho, in

t%n, also a$*%ied it )at%ito%sly, fo" his le)iti"ate fathe

Isaa$ Centeno, a$$odin) to the do$tine laid do!n and

eo$a"po 76/4D, 36

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appoved the patition and de$laed said t!o testa"entay

po$eedin)s $losed by its ode dated Apil 4, 6/66.

hile it is t%e that the patition a)ee"ent !as "ade by all the

heis e#ta(%di$ially, in s%b"ittin) it to the $o%t fo appoval,

and in bein) appoved by the latte afte havin) anno%n$ed the

heain) tho%)h p%bli$ation in the ne!spapes, said

e#ta(%di$ial a)ee"ent of patition be$a"e (%di$ial, and the

ode of the $o%t appovin) it and de$lain) the espe$tivetesta"entay po$eedin)s involvin) the estates of the

de$eased spo%ses $losed, be$a"e final and absol%te, and

bindin) %pon all the paties !ho took pat in the said patition

a)ee"ent, and a$*%ies$ed theein. ;oe than si# yeas

havin) elapsed fo" the date the ode of the $o%t appovin)

the e#ta(%di$ial a)ee"ent of patition be$a"e final %ntil the

filin) of the fist $o"plaint payin) fo the ann%l"ent of said

patition, thee is absol%tely no le)al eason fo settin) aside

said ode !hi$h "%st theefoe be $onsideed ievo$able, and

the patition "ade in a$$odan$e !ith the a)ee"ent valid.

The fa$t that Jes%s Centeno 'e$ond !as a "ino at the ti"e

said a)ee"ent of patition !as enteed into, does not ende it

void !ith espe$t to hi", be$a%se he !as epesented by his

"othe As%n$ion A$ebal, !ho !as his nat%al )%adian by la!,

altho%)h !itho%t the i)ht to the $%stody of his popety %nless

so a%thoi@ed by the $o%t 7se$. 002, A$t No. 6/8, and !hen

the $o%t appoved said a)ee"ent, said epesentation !as

i"pliedly appoved and the a$ts of the "othe !ee validated.

Neithe does the fa$t that the defendants !ee "ee

a$kno!led)ed nat%al $hilden, and theefoe !itho%t the i)ht

of e*%al pati$ipation !ith the le)iti"ate $hilden, ende said

patition void. Ati$le 66 of the Civil Code povides that a

patition "ade !ith the in$l%sion of any peson !ho !as

believed, b%t !as not, and hei shall be void. The heein

defendants-appellees !ee not stan)es to the inheitan$e fo

they !ee na"ed as heis by thei nat%al fathe, !ho" they

s%$$eeded in his i)hts to the heeditay potion !hi$h sho%ld

have )one to hi" fo" the %nsettled estate left by his

de$eased fathe Isaa$ Centeno.

&%the"oe, the plaintiffs and intevenos $annot alle)e

i)noan$e of the $ondition of the defendants-appellees as

a$kno!led)ed nat%al $hilden, fo this $ondition appeaed

fo" the !ill of Antonio Centeno, and in "akin) the patition in

the fo" in !hi$h they "ade it, they desied to do so, in a (%st,

la!f%l "anne, in a$$odan$e !ith the !ills of the de$eased

spo%ses Isaa$ Centeno and ;el$hoa Aoyo, and they "ade it

appea so in the peable to the s$he"e of patition, E#hibit + of

the defendants.

It follo!s, then, that the defendants-appellees not only !ee

not stan)es to the inheitan$e, b%t that, !ith f%ll kno!led)e of

thei stat%s of a$kno!led)e nat%al $hilden, the plaintiffs and

intevenos ad(%di$ated to the" the popety appeain) in the

a)ee"ent of patition, dee"in) it (%st, le)al, and in $onfo"ity

!ith the !ills of thei pede$essos in inteest, and said

patition is theefoe le)al and valid.

As to the fifth *%estion, havin) aived at the $on$l%sion that

the patition "ade a"on) the plaintiffs, the intevenos, and

the defendants is valid and ievo$able, it is needless to

dis$%ss !hethe, in addition, said defendants a$*%ied i)hts o

o!neship to the )oods a(%di$ated to the" and appeain) in

E#hibit 9 of the plaintiffs, by a$*%isitive pes$iption, and !e

shall li"it o%selves to $onsidein) the $on(%)al popety left by

the de$eased spo%ses Isaa$ Centeno and ;el$hoa Aoyo

in$l%ded in inventoy E#hibit & of the plaintiffs, and of the

defendants, and not in$l%ded in the s$he"e of patition, E#hibi

+ of the defendants, b%t !hi$h is in the lattes5 possession.

It $annot be do%bted that if the defendants have been in

possession of said popety advesely, $ontin%o%sly, p%bli$ly

and as o!nes theeof fo a peiod of ten yeas, they have

a$*%ied the o!neship theof by pes$iption. 7'e$. 36, A$

No. 6/1 Casanas vs. Rosello 6/4+D 0

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been settled, and its delivey to the pope paty odeed, and

the popety belon)in) in $o""on and po indiviso to the

paties dete"ined, thee in no ba in la!, eithe positive o

ad(e$tive, to the patition theeof.

In the $ase of Afi$a vs. Afi$a 734

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TOA" COR+", plaintiff-appellant,vs.

ADINI"TRATOR an!o# EECTOR of t/e Estate ofTeo!o#o R. 0an1&o, RAAEL COR+", AALIA COR+",

3O"E A. V. COR+", RAON L. COR+", ENRI4E 3.COR+", ". . "TAGG, "OLEDAD A"+RER an!

CI+RIANO NAVARRO, !efen!ants-appellees.

AHIN=, J.:

Teodoo R. Fan)$o died in ;anila on Apil 4, 6/2/ at the a)e

of seventy-seven yeas. is !ill dated A%)%st 4/, 6/23 !as

pobated in the Co%t of &ist Instan$e of ;anila in 'pe$ial

efoe he

%nion !ith L%is Rafael Fan)$o, Ra"ona had be)otten five

$hilden !ith To"as Cop%s, t!o of !ho" !ee the

afoena"ed e$a%se the

!ill does not $ontain an instit%tion of hei. It !as also opposed

by Atty. Ro"an A. C%@, !ho epesented J%anita Cop%s,

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The nat%al da%)hte $annot s%$$eed to the estate of he

de$eased %n$le, a le)iti"ate bothe of he nat%al "othe

7An%an vs. A*%ino and =ti@, 2

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Thee bein) t!o popeties in this $ase both !ill be dis$%ssed

sepaately, as ea$h has its o!n distin$t fa$t%al settin). The fist

!as bo%)ht in 6/ by ;aia Cailles %nde a deed of sale

7E#h. 558, !hi$h des$ibes it as follo!s:

. . . adi$ada en la $alle esposoio de este di$ho ;%ni$ipio

dento de los li"ites y lindeos si*%ientes: a$e!ell, left fo N%eva E$i(a, &an$is$a Reyes

"ana)ed the popety and paid the ealty ta# of the land.

o!eve, fo %ne#plained easons, she paid and de$laed the

sa"e in he o!n na"e. >e$a%se of this, plaintiff de$ided to %n

afte this popety, eoneo%sly thinkin) that as the )eat

)andson of &an$is$a Reyes, he had so"e popietay i)ht

ove the sa"e.

The se$ond pa$el on the othe hand, !as p%$hased by ;aia

Cailles in 6/6+ %nde a deed of sale 7E#h. 5258 !hi$h des$ibes

the popety as follo!s:

. . . %na pa$ela de teeno destinado al benefi$io de la sal, *%e

linda po Note $on la linea &eea y 'alina de Na$iso

;ay%)a, po Este $on los de Na$iso ;ay%)a y o"in)o

Lo@ada, po '% $on los de o"in)o Lo@ada y &%to 'ilveio y

po =este $on el de &%to 'ilveio y Linea &eea de %na

e#tension s%pefi$ial de 644/. "etos $%adados.

Afte de$lain) it in he na"e, ;aia Cailles like!ise paid the

ealty ta# in 6/6+ and $ontin%ed payin) the sa"e %p to 6/3.

Theeafte !hen she and he son, Na$iso >a$e!ell,

established thei esiden$e in N%eva E$i(a, &an$is$o Reyes

ad"inisteed the popety and like in the fist $ase, de$laed in

6/3/ the popety in he o!n na"e. Thinkin) that the popety

is the popety of &an$is$a Reyes, plaintiff filed the instant

$o"plaint, $lai"in) a potion theeof as the sa"e alle)edly

epesents the shae of his fathe,

As ealie stated, the $o%t a *%o de$ided the $ase in favo of

the plaintiff pin$ipally be$a%se defendants5 eviden$e do not

s%ffi$iently sho! that the 4 popeties !hi$h they bo%)ht in

6/ and 6/6+, ae the sa"e as the popeties so%)ht by the

plaintiff.

Caef%lly )oin) ove the eviden$e, e believe that the tial(%d)e "isintepeted the eviden$e as to the identifi$ation of the

lands in *%estion.

To be)in !ith, the deed of sale 7E#h. 558 of 6/ $lealy states

that the land sold to ;aia Cailles is en la $ane esposoio in

Las

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tee of the de$eased &an$is$a Reyes. o!eve, this pie$e of

eviden$e does not in any !ay lend $eden$e to his tale.

This is be$a%se the na"e of the $hild des$ibed in the bith

$etifi$ate is not that of the plaintiff b%t a $etain 5Alfedo

Leonado5 !ho !as bon on 'epte"be 62, 6/2 to 'oteo

Leonado and 'o$oo Ti"bol. =the than his bae alle)ation,

plaintiff did not s%b"it any d%able eviden$e sho!in) that the

5Alfedo Leonado5 "entioned in the bith $etifi$ate is no othethan he hi"self. Th%s, even !itho%t takin) ti"e and spa$e to

)o into f%the details, e "ay safely $on$l%de that plaintiff

failed to pove his filiation !hi$h is a f%nda"ental e*%isite in

this a$tion !hee he is $lai"in) to be an hei in the inheitan$e

in *%estion. 3

That is like!ise a fa$t%al findin) !hi$h "ay not be dist%bed in

this petition fo evie! in the absen$e of a $lea sho!in) that

said findin) is not s%ppoted by s%bstantial eviden$e, o that

thee !as a )ave ab%se of dis$etion on the pat of the $o%t

"akin) the findin) of fa$t.

Refein) to the thid assi)n"ent of eo, even if it is t%e that

petitione is the $hild of 'oteo Leonado, still he $annot, by

i)ht of epesentation, $lai" a shae of the estate left by the

de$eased &an$is$a Reyes $onsidein) that, as fo%nd a)ain by

the Co%t of Appeals, he !as bon o%tside !edlo$k as sho!n

by the fa$t that !hen he !as bon on 'epte"be 62, 6/2, his

alle)ed p%tative fathe and "othe !ee not yet "aied, and

!hat is "oe, his alle)ed fathe5s fist "aia)e !as still

s%bsistin). At "ost, petitione !o%ld be an ille)iti"ate $hild

!ho has no i)ht to inheit ab intestato fo" the le)iti"ate

$hilden and elatives of his fathe, like the de$eased &an$is$a

Reyes. 7Ati$le //4, Civil Code of the

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bet!een he h%sband and 9loia !as !ell kno!n in the

$o""%nity. 66

In findin) fo Ca"elita, the lo!e $o%t de$laed that:

. . . >y he eviden$e, it !as sho!n to the satisfa$tion of the

Co%t that she !as bon on e$e"be 6, 6/4 pe he bith

$etifi$ate 7E#h. A81 that he fathe !as Vi$ente de la

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eo to $ontend that as she is not a nat%al $hild b%t a sp%io%s

$hild 7if at all8 she $annot pove he stat%s by the e$od of

bith, a !ill, a state"ent befoe a $o%t of e$od, o any

a%thenti$ !itin). =n the $ontay, it has lon) been settled that:

The so-$alled sp%io%s $hilden o ille)iti"ate $hilden othe

than nat%al $hilden, $o""only kno!n as bastads, in$l%de

ad%lteo%s $hilden o those bon o%t of !edlo$k to a "aied

!o"an $ohabitin) !ith a "an othe than he h%sband o to a"aied "an $ohabitin) !ith a !o"an othe than his !ife.

They ae entitled to s%ppot and s%$$essional i)hts 7At. 4+,

CC8. >%t thei filiation "%st be d%ly poven.7Ibid, At. +8

o! sho%ld thei filiation be povenB Ati$le 4/ of the Civil

Code allo!s the investi)ation of the patenity o "atenity of

sp%io%s $hilden %nde the $i$%"stan$es spe$ified in Ati$les

42 and 43 of the Civil Code. The i"pli$ation is that the %les

on $o"p%lsoy e$o)nition of nat%al $hilden ae appli$able to

sp%io%s $hilden.

'p%io%s $hilden sho%ld not be in a bette position than

nat%al $hilden. The %les on poof of filiation of nat%al

$hilden o the %le on vol%ntay and $o"p%lsoy

a$kno!led)"ent fo nat%al $hilden "ay be applied to

sp%io%s $hilden. 6

This bein) so, !e need not %le no! on the ad"issibility of the

pivate espondent5s $etifi$ate of bith as poof of he filiation.

That stat%s !as s%ffi$iently established by the s!on testi"ony

of Vi$ente de la

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fa"ily and the ille)iti"ate fa"ily thee is pes%"ed to be an

intevenin) anta)onis" and in$o"patibility. The ille)iti"ate

$hild is dis)a$ef%lly looked do!n %pon by the le)iti"ate

fa"ily1 the fa"ily is in t%n, hated by the ille)iti"ate $hild the

latte $onsides the pivile)ed $ondition of the fo"e, and the

eso%$es of !hi$h it is theeby depived1 the fo"e in t%n

sees in the ille)iti"ate $hild nothin) b%t the pod%$t of sin,

palpable eviden$e of a ble"ish boken in life1 the la! does no

"oe than e$o)ni@e this t%th, by avoidin) f%the )o%nd ofesent"ent. 44

Indeed, even as an adopted $hild, Ca"elita !o%ld still be

baed fo" inheitin) fo" o"in)a Rev%elta fo thee !o%ld

be no nat%al kinded ties bet!een the" and $onse*%ently, no

le)al ties to bind the" eithe. As aptly pointed o%t by . At%o

;. Tolentino:

If the adoptin) paent sho%ld die befoe the adopted $hild, the

latte $annot epesent the fo"e in the inheitan$e fo" the

paents o as$endants of the adopte. The adopted $hild is not

elated to the de$eased in that $ase, be$a%se the filiation

$eated by fi$tion of la! is e#$l%sively bet!een the adopte and

the adopted. ?>y adoption, the adoptes $an "ake fo

the"selves an hei, b%t they $annot th%s "ake one fo thei

kinded. 42

The es%lt is that Ca"elita, as the sp%io%s da%)hte of

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Appellate Co%t on e$e"be 63, 6/2 7evesin) the de$ision

of the tial $o%t8 the dispositive potion of !hi$h eads G

ERE&=RE, findin) the =de appealed fo" not $onsistent

!ith the fa$ts and la! appli$able, the sa"e is heeby set aside

and anothe one enteed s%stainin) the =des of e$e"be 6

and /, 6/+ de$lain) the petitione as the sole hei of 'i"ona

et!een the le)iti"ate fa"ily

and the ille)iti"ate fa"ily thee is pes%"ed to be an

intevenin) anta)onis" and in$o"patibility. The ille)iti"ate

$hild is dis)a$ef%lly looked do!n %pon by the le)iti"ate

fa"ily1 the fa"ily is in t%n, hated by the ille)iti"ate $hild1 the

latte $onsides the pivile)ed $ondition of the fo"e, and the

eso%$es of !hi$h it is theeby depived1 the fo"e, in t%n

sees in the ille)iti"ate $hild nothin) b%t the pod%$t of sin

palpable eviden$e of a ble"ish boken in life1 the la! does no

"oe than e$o)ni@e this t%th, by avoidin) f%the )o%nds of

esent"ent.

Th%s, petitiones heein $annot epesent thei fathe .L. Reyes !hi$h also finds

f%ll s%ppot fo" othe $ivilists, to !it:

In the 'panish Civil Code of 6/ the i)ht of epesentation

!as ad"itted only !ithin the le)iti"ate fa"ily1 so "%$h so tha

Ati$le /32 of that Code pes$ibed that an ille)iti"ate $hild $an

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iot inheit ab intestato fo" the le)iti"ate $hilden and

elatives of his fathe and "othe. The Civil Code of the

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Vi)inia

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G.R. No. )26*;* e'#a#7 25, )%%%

LAN4ITA E. DELA ERCED, LI"ITO E. DELAERCED, LAN4TIA . ACATANGA0, A. OLIVIA .+AREDE", TERE"ITA +. R+I"AN, REN . ADRIANO,

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### ### ###

It is a basi$ pin$iple e"bodied in Ati$le +++, Ne! Civil Code

that the i)hts to the s%$$ession ae tans"itted fo" the

"o"ent of the death of the de$edent, so that &an$is$o dela

;e$ed inheited 6M2 of his siste5s estate at the "o"ent of the

latte5s death. 'aid 6M2 of Evaista5s estate fo"ed pat of

&an$is$o5s estate !hi$h !as s%bse*%ently tans"itted %ponhis death on ;a$h 42, 6/+ to his le)al heis, a"on) !ho" is

appellant as his ille)iti"ate $hild. Appellant be$a"e entitled to

his shae in &an$is$o5s estate fo" the ti"e of the latte5s

death in 6/+. The e#ta(%di$ial settle"ent theefoe is void

insofa as it depives plaintiff-appellant of his shae in the

estate of &an$is$o ;. dela ;e$ed. As a $onse*%en$e, the

$an$ellation of the noti$e of lis pendens is not in ode be$a%se

the popety is die$tly affe$ted. Appellant has the i)ht to

de"and a patition of his fathe5s estate !hi$h in$l%des 6M2 of

the popety inheited fo" Evaista dela ;e$ed.

ERE&=RE, pe"ises $onsideed, the appealed de$ision is

heeby REVER'E and 'ET A'IE. efendants-appellees

ae heeby odeed to e#e$%te an a"endatoy

a)ee"entMsettle"ent to in$l%de heein plaintiff-appellant

Joselito dela ;e$ed as $o-hei to the estate of &an$is$o dela

;e$ed !hi$h in$l%des 6M2 of the estate s%b(e$t of the

*%estioned eed of E#ta(%di$ial 'ettle"ent of the Estate of

Evaista ;. dela ;e$ed dated Apil 4, 6//. The a"endatoy

a)ee"entMsettle"ent shall fo" pat of the oi)inal

E#ta(%di$ial 'ettle"ent. ith $osts a)ainst defendants-

appellees.

'= =RERE. 7Rollo, p. 368

In the

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eati@, Antonio had an e#ta-"aital affai !ith one s%la>a%tista. &o" this elationship, J%an ;an%el !as bon.'eveal yeas passed befoe Antonio ;an%el, his !ife >eati@,and his "istess s%la finally $ossed the ba on, espe$tively, A%)%st 6/, 0 &eb%ay 6/6 and 3 Nove"be 6/+.

J%an ;an%el, the ille)iti"ate son of Antonio, "aiedEspean@a 9a"ba. In $onsideation of the "aia)e, adonationpropter nuptiasove a pa$el of land, !ith an aea of4,+ s*%ae "etes, $oveed by =i)inal Cetifi$ate of Title7?=CT?8 No.

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the one hand, and ille)iti"ate elatives, on othe hand,altho%)h it does not totally disavo! s%$h s%$$ession in thedie$t line. 'in$e the %le is pedi$ated on the pes%"ed !ill ofthe de$edent, it has no appli$ation, ho!eve, on testa"entaydispositions.

This ?baie? bet!een the "e"bes of the le)iti"ate andille)iti"ate fa"ily in intesta$y is e#plained by a noted

$ivilist. 2is thesis:

hat is "eant by the la! !hen it speaks of bothesand sistes, nephe!s and nie$es, as le)al o intestateheis of an ille)iti"ate $hildB It "%st be noted that%nde At. //4 of the Code, thee is a baie dividin)"e"bes of the ille)iti"ate fa"ily fo" "e"bes ofthe le)iti"ate fa"ily. It is $lea that by vit%e of thisbaie, the le)iti"ate bothes and sistes as !ell asthe $hilden, !hethe le)iti"ate o ille)iti"ate, of s%$hbothes and sistes, $annot inheit fo" theille)iti"ate $hild. Consequently, when the law speaksof?brothers and sisters, nephews and nieces?as legalheirs of an illegitimate child, it refers to illegitimate

brothers and sisters as well as to the children,whether legitimate or illegitimate, of such brothersand sisters. 7E"phasis s%pplied8

The Co%t, too, has had o$$asions to e#plain this ?ion $%tain?,fistly, in the ealy $ase of Grey v.Fabie(and, then, in theelatively e$ent $ases of ia! v."ntermediate #ppellateCourt$and e la Puerta v. Court of #ppeals.5Inia!,!e havesaid:

Ati$le //4 of the Ne! Civil Code . . . pohibitsabsol%tely a s%$$ession ab intestatobet!een theille)iti"ate $hild and the le)iti"ate $hilden andelatives of the fathe o "othe of said le)iti"ate$hild. They "ay have a nat%al tie of blood, b%t this isnot e$o)ni@ed by la! fo the p%poses of Ati$le //4.>et!een the le)iti"ate fa"ily and the ille)iti"atefa"ily thee is pes%"ed to be an intevenin)anta)onis" and in$o"patibility. The ille)iti"ate $hildis dis)a$ef%lly looked do!n %pon by the le)iti"atefa"ily1 the le)iti"ate fa"ily is, in t%n, hated by theille)iti"ate $hild1 the latte $onsides the pivile)ed$ondition of the fo"e, and the eso%$es of !hi$h itis theeby depived1 the fo"e, in t%n, sees in theille)iti"ate $hild nothin) b%t the pod%$t of sin,palpable eviden$e of a ble"ish boken in life1 the la!does no "oe than e$o)ni@e this t%th, by avoidin)f%the )o%nds of esent"ent.

The %le in Ati$le //4 has $onsistently been applied by theCo%t in seveal othe $ases. Th%s, it has %led that !hee theille)iti"ate $hild hadhalf-bothes !ho !ee le)iti"ate, the latte had no i)ht to thefo"e5s inheitan$e16that the le)iti"ate $ollateal elatives ofthe "othe $annot s%$$eed fo" he ille)iti"ate $hild1*that anat%al $hild $annot epesent his nat%al fathe in thes%$$ession to the estate of the le)iti"ate )andpaent1 8thatthe nat%al da%)hte $annot s%$$eed to the estate of hede$eased %n$le !ho is a le)iti"ate bothe of he nat%alfathe1%and that an ille)iti"ate $hild has no i)ht to inheit abintestatofo" the le)iti"ate $hilden and elatives of hisfathe.);Indeed, the la! on s%$$ession is ani"ated by a%nifo" )eneal intent, and th%s no pat sho%ld be endeed

inopeative))by, b%t "%st al!ays be $onst%ed in elation to,any othe pat as to pod%$e a ha"onio%s !hole.)2

In passin), !e "i)ht, in easy )aphi$ pesentation, $ollate theode of pefeen$e and $on$%en$e in intesta$y e#pessed in

Ati$le /+ tho%)hAti$le 663, in$l%sive, of the Civil Code1 vi!.:

$rder of Preference $rder of Concurre

Le)iti"ate Childen and 7a8 Le)iti"ate Childen and

es$endants es$endants, Ille)iti"ate

Childen and es$endants

and '%vivin) 'po%se

Le)iti"ate

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e#penses, in favo of pivate espondents, !hi$hpotion is heeby ELETE. No spe$ialpono%n$e"ent on $osts.

'= =RERE.

IN TDein) the s%vivin) spo%se of Cistina, he is $apable o

ad"inistein) he estate and he sho%ld be the one appointed

as its ad"inistato1 that as pat o!ne of the "ass of $on(%)a

popeties left by Cistina, he "%st be a$$oded le)a

pefeen$e in the ad"inistation theeof1 that Isabel and he

fa"ily had been alienated fo" thei )andpaents fo "oe

than thity 728 yeas1 that the en%"eation of heis in the

petition !as in$o"plete as it did not "ention the othe $hilden

of his son,D na"ely: E"ilio III and Nenita '. TaOedo1 that he is

bette sit%ated to pote$t the inte)ity of the estate of Cistina

as even befoe the death of his !ife,D he !as aleady the one

!ho "ana)ed thei $on(%)al popeties1 that the pobable val%e

of the estate as stated in the petition !as )ossly ovestated

7si$81 and that Isabels alle)ation that so"e of the popeties

ae in the hands of %s%pes is %nt%e./D

;ean!hile, afte a failed atte"pt by the paties to settle the

po$eedin)s a"i$ably, &edei$o filed a ;anifestation dated

;a$h 62, 6///, no"inatin) his adopted son, E"ilio III, as

ad"inistato of the de$edents estate on his behalf, in the

event he !o%ld be ad(%d)ed as the one !ith a bette i)ht to

the lettes of ad"inistation.

'%bse*%ently, the tial $o%t )anted E"ilio IIIs ;otion fo

Leave to Intevene $onsidein) his inteest in the o%t$o"e o

the $ase. E"ilio III filed his =pposition-In-Intevention, !hi$h

essentially e$hoed the alle)ations in his )andfathes

opposition, alle)in) that &edei$o, o in his stead, E"ilio III

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!as bette e*%ipped than espondent to ad"iniste and

"ana)e the estate of the de$edent, Cistina. Additionally,

E"ilio III aveed his o!n *%alifi$ations that: PheD is pesently

en)a)ed in a*%a$%lt%e and bankin)1 he !as tained by the

de$edent to !ok in his ealy a)e by involvin) hi" in the

a$tivities of the E"ilio A)%inaldo &o%ndation !hi$h !as

established in 6/+/ in "e"oy of he )and"othes fathe1 the

si)nifi$ant !ok e#peien$es o%tside the fa"ily )o%p ae

in$l%ded in his $%i$%l%" vitae1 he !as e"ployed by theopposito &edei$oD afte his )ad%ation in $olle)e !ith

"ana)e"ent de)ee at &.C.E. Copoations and a)onoy

R%al >ank1 # # #.Q6D

In the $o%se of the po$eedin)s, on Nove"be 62, 4,

&edei$o died.

Afte the testi"onies of both paties !itnesses !ee head and

eviden$e on thei espe$tive alle)ations !ee add%$ed, the tial

$o%t endeed a de$ision on Nove"be /, 46, appointin)

heein petitione, E"ilio III, as ad"inistato of de$edent

Cistinas intestate estate, to !it:

ERE&=RE, the petition of Isabel

Co(%an)$o-D'%ntay is ENIE and the

=pposition-Din-DIntevention is 9RANTE.

A$$odin)ly, the Inteveno, E"ilio A.;. '%ntay, III is

heeby appointed ad"inistato of the estate of the de$edent

Cistina A)%inaldo '%ntay, !ho shall ente %pon the e#e$%tion

of his t%st %pon the filin) of a bond in the a"o%nt of

ased on the eviden$e and de"eano of the paties in

$o%t, espondents i""ediateD fa"ily and that of the de$eden

ae appaently estan)ed. The oot $a%se of !hi$h, is not fo

this $o%t to as$etain no is this the i)ht ti"e and the pope

fo%" to d!ell %pon. hat "attes "ost at this ti"e is the

!elfae of the estate of the de$edent in the li)ht of s%$h

%nfot%nate and bitte estan)e"ent.

The Co%t honestly believes that to appoint the

petitione !o%ld )o a)ainst the !ishes of the de$edent !ho

aised E"ilio IIID fo" infan$y in he ho"e in >a)%io City as

he o!n $hild. Cetainly, it !o%ld )o a)ainst the !ishes of the

s%vivin) spo%se # # # !ho no"inated E"ilio IIID fo

appoint"ent as ad"inistato.

As bet!een espondentD and the opposito &edei$oD

the latte is a$$oded pefeen$e as the s%vivin) spo%se %nde

'e$ 7a8, R%le +, R%les of Co%t. =n the basis of s%$h

pefeen$e, he vi)oo%sly opposed the appoint"ent of the

petitione and instead no"inated E"ilio IIID, his )and$hild and

adopted $hild. '%$h no"ination, absent any valid and

(%stifiable eason, sho%ld not be i"peio%sly set aside and

inso%$iantly i)noed, even afte the opposito &edei$oD has

passed a!ay, in ode to )ive effe$t to the ode of pefeen$e

"andated by la!. ;oeove, fo" the vie!point of the estate

the no"ination of E"ilio IIID appeasD intinsi$ally "eitoio%s

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&o the benefit of the estate and its $lai"ants, $editos, as !ell

as heis, the ad"inistato sho%ld be one !ho is pepaed,

a$ade"i$ally and by e#peien$e, fo the de"ands and

esponsibilities of the position. hile espondentD, a pa$ti$in)

physi$ian, is not %n*%alified, it is $lea to the $o%t that !hen it

$o"es to "ana)e"ent of eal estate and the po$essin) and

pay"ent of debts, E"ilio IIID, a b%siness"an !ith an

established ta$k e$od as a "ana)e has a de$ided ed)e and

theefoe, is in a position to bette handle the pesevation ofthe estate.63D

In "aked $ontast, the CA @eoed in on E"ilio IIIs stat%s as

an ille)iti"ate $hild of E"ilio I and, th%s, baed fo"

epesentin) his de$eased fathe in the estate of the lattes

le)iti"ate "othe, the de$edent. =n the !hole, the CA

pono%n$ed that E"ilio III, !ho !as "eely no"inated by

&edei$o, and !hi$h no"ination hin)ed %pon the lattes

appoint"ent as ad"inistato of the de$edents estate, $annot

be appointed as the ad"inistato of the de$edents estate fo

the follo!in) easons:60D

6. The appoint"ent of E"ilio III !as s%b(e$t to a

s%spensive $ondition, i.e., &edei$os appoint"ent as

ad"inistato of the estate, he bein) the s%vivin) spo%se of

Cistina, the de$edent. The death of &edei$o befoe his

appoint"ent as ad"inistato of Cistinas estate endeed his

no"ination of E"ilio III inopeative1

4. As bet!een the le)iti"ate offspin) 7espondent8 and

ille)iti"ate offspin) 7E"ilio III8 of de$edents son, E"ilio I,

espondent is pefeed, bein) the Pne#t of kinQ efeed to by

'e$tion , R%le + of the R%les of Co%t, and entitled to shae

in the distib%tion of Cistinas estate as an hei1

2. J%isp%den$e has $onsistently held that Ati$le //46D

of the Civil Code bas the ille)iti"ate $hild fo" inheitin) ab

intestato fo" the le)iti"ate $hilden and elatives of his fathe

o "othe. Th%s, E"ilio III, !ho is baed fo" inheitin) fo"

his )and"othe, $annot be pefeed ove espondent in the

ad"inistation of the estate of thei )and"othe, the de$edent1

and

3. Contay to the RTCs findin), espondent is as "%$h

$o"petent as E"ilio III to ad"iniste and "ana)e the s%b(e$t

estate fo she possesses none of the dis*%alifi$ations spe$ified

in 'e$tion 6,6+D R%le + of the R%les of Co%t.

The pivotal iss%e in this $ase t%ns on !ho, as bet!een E"ilio

III and espondent, is bette *%alified to a$t as ad"inistato ofthe de$edents estate.

e $annot s%bs$ibe to the appellate $o%ts %lin) e#$l%din)

E"ilio III in the ad"inistation of the de$edents %ndivided

estate. ;istakenly, the CA )losses ove seveal %ndisp%ted

fa$ts and $i$%"stan$es:

6. The %ndelyin) philosophy of o% la! on intestate

s%$$ession is to )ive pefeen$e to the !ishes and pes%"ed

!ill of the de$edent, absent a valid and effe$tive !ill1

4. The basis fo Ati$le //4 of the Civil Code, efeed to as

the ion $%tain ba %le,6D is *%ite the opposite s$enaio in

the fa$ts obtainin) heein fo the a$t%al elationship bet!een

&edei$o and Cistina, on one hand, and E"ilio III, on the

othe, !as akin to the no"al elationship of le)iti"ate

elatives1

2. E"ilio III !as eaed fo" infan$y by the de$edent

Cistina, and he h%sband, &edei$o, !ho both a$kno!led)edhi" as thei )and$hild1

3. &edei$o $lai"ed half of the popeties in$l%ded in the

estate of the de$edent, Cistina, as fo"in) pat of thei

$on(%)al patneship of )ains d%in) the s%bsisten$e of thei

"aia)e1

0. Cistinas popeties fo"in) pat of he estate ae stil

$o""in)led !ith that of he h%sband, &edei$o, be$a%se he

shae in the $on(%)al patneship, albeit te"inated %pon he

death, e"ains %ndete"ined and %nli*%idated1 and

. E"ilio III is a le)ally adopted $hild of &edei$o, entitled to

shae in the distib%tion of the lattes estate as a die$t hei

one de)ee fo" &edei$o, not si"ply epesentin) his

de$eased ille)iti"ate fathe, E"ilio I.

&o" the foe)oin), it is patently $lea that the CA eed in

e#$l%din) E"ilio III fo" the ad"inistation of the de$edents

estate. As &edei$os adopted son, E"ilio IIIs inteest in the

estate of Cistina is as "%$h appaent to this Co%t as the

inteest theein of espondent, $onsidein) that the CA even

de$laed that P%nde the la!, &edei$oD, bein) the s%vivin)

spo%se, !o%ld have the i)ht of s%$$ession ove a potion o

the e#$l%sive popety of the de$edent, aside fo" his shae in

the $on(%)al patneship.Q Th%s, !e ae p%@@led !hy the CA

esoted to a stained le)al easonin) E"ilio IIIs no"ination

!as s%b(e$t to a s%spensive $ondition and endeed

inopeative by eason of &edei$os death !holly inappli$able

to the $ase at ba.

'e$tion , R%le + of the R%les of Co%t lists the ode of

pefeen$e in the appoint"ent of an ad"inistato of an estate:

'EC. . hen and to !ho" lettes of ad"inistation

)anted. If no e#e$%to is na"ed in the !ill, o the e#e$%to o

e#e$%tos ae in$o"petent, ef%se the t%st, o fail to )ive

bond, o a peson dies intestate, ad"inistation shall be

)anted:

7a8 To the s%vivin) h%sband o !ife, as the $ase"ay be, o ne#t of kin, o both, in the dis$etion of the $o%t, o

to s%$h peson as s%$h s%vivin) h%sband o !ife, o ne#t o

kin, e*%ests to have appointed, if $o"petent and !illin) to

seve1

7b8 If s%$h s%vivin) h%sband o !ife, as the $ase

"ay be, o ne#t of kin, o the peson sele$ted by the", be

in$o"petent o %n!illin), o if the h%sband o !ido!, o ne#t o

kin, ne)le$ts fo thity 728 days afte the death of the peson to

apply fo ad"inistation o to e*%est that ad"inistation be

)anted to so"e othe peson, it "ay be )anted to one o

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"oe of the pin$ipal $editos, if $o"petent and !illin) to

seve1

7$8 If thee is no s%$h $edito $o"petent and

!illin) to seve, it "ay be )anted to s%$h othe peson as the

$o%t "ay sele$t.

o!eve, the ode of pefeen$e is not absol%te fo it dependson the attendant fa$ts and $i$%"stan$es of ea$h $ase.6/D

J%isp%den$e has lon) held that the sele$tion of an

ad"inistato lies in the so%nd dis$etion of the tial $o%t.4D

In the "ain, the attendant fa$ts and $i$%"stan$es of this $ase

ne$essitate, at the least, a (oint ad"inistation by both

espondent and E"ilio III of thei )and"othes, Cistinas,

estate.

In the $ase of y v. Co%t of Appeals,46D !e %pheld the

appoint"ent by the tial $o%t of a $o-ad"inistation bet!een

the de$edents son and the de$edents bothe, !ho !as

like!ise a $edito of the de$edents estate. In the sa"e vein,

!e de$laed in el)ado Vda. de e la Rosa v. eis of

;a$iana R%stia Vda. de a"ian44D that:

iDn the appoint"ent of an ad"inistato, the pin$ipal

$onsideation is the inteest in the estate of the one to be

appointed. The ode of pefeen$e does not %le o%t the

appoint"ent of $o-ad"inistatos, spe$ially in $ases !hee

(%sti$e and e*%ity de"and that opposin) paties o fa$tions be

epesented in the "ana)e"ent of the estates, a sit%ation

!hi$h obtains hee.

'i"ilaly, the s%b(e$t estate in this $ase $alls to the s%$$ession

othe p%tative heis, in$l%din) anothe ille)iti"ate )and$hild of

Cistina and &edei$o, Nenita TaOedo, b%t !ho !as like!ise

adopted by &edei$o, and the t!o 748 siblin)s of espondent

Isabel, ;a)aita and E"ilio II. In all, $onsidein) the $onfli$tin)

$lai"s of the p%tative heis, and the %nli*%idated $on(%)al

patneship of Cistina and &edei$o !hi$h fo"s pat of thei

espe$tive estates, !e ae i"pelled to "ove in only one

die$tion, i.e., (oint ad"inistation of the s%b(e$t estate.

=ne final note. Co%nsel fo petitione "eti$%lo%sly a)%es that

Ati$le //4 of the Civil Code, the s%$$essional ba bet!een the

le)iti"ate and ille)iti"ate elatives of a de$edent, does not

apply in this instan$e !hee fa$ts ind%bitably de"onstate the

$ontay E"ilio III, an ille)iti"ate )and$hild of the de$edent,

!as a$t%ally teated by the de$edent and he h%sband as thei

o!n son, eaed fo" infan$y, ed%$ated and tained in thei

b%sinesses, and event%ally le)ally adopted by de$edentsh%sband, the oi)inal opposito to espondents petition fo

lettes of ad"inistation.

e ae not %n"indf%l of the $iti*%es of $ivilists of a $onfli$t

and a la$%na in the la! $on$enin) the bone of $ontention that

is Ati$le //4 of the Civil Code, be)innin) !ith the e"inent

J%sti$e J.>.L. Reyes:

In the 'panish Civil Code of 6/ the i)ht of

epesentation !as ad"itted only !ithin the le)iti"ate fa"ily1

so "%$h so that Ati$le /32 of that Code pes$ibed that an

ille)iti"ate $hild $an not inheit ab intestato fo" the le)iti"ate

$hilden and elatives of his fathe and "othe. The Civil Code

of the

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the sta)e of distib%tion of the estate !hi$h "%st $o"e afte

the inheitan$e is li*%idated.

'e$tion 6, R%le / of the R%les of Co%t does not depat fo"

the foe)oin) ad"onition:

'e$. 6. hen ode fo distib%tion of esid%e is "ade.

# # #. If thee is a $ontovesy befoe the $o%t as to !ho ae

the la!f%l heis of the de$eased peson o as to the distib%tiveshaes to !hi$h ea$h peson is entitled %nde the la!, the

$ontovesy shall be head and de$ided as in odinay $ases.

No distib%tion shall be allo!ed %ntil the pay"ent of the

obli)ations above "entioned has been "ade o povided fo,

%nless the distib%tees, o any of the", )ive a bond, in a s%"

to be fi#ed by the $o%t, $onditioned fo the pay"ent of said

obli)ations !ithin s%$h ti"e as the $o%t die$ts.

ERE&=RE, the petition is 9RANTE. The e$ision

of the Co%t of Appeals in CA-9.R. CV No. +3/3/ is

REVER'E and 'ET A'IE. Lettes of Ad"inistation ove

the estate of de$edent Cistina A)%inaldo-'%ntay shall iss%e to

both petitione E"ilio A.;. '%ntay III and espondent Isabel

Co(%an)$o-'%ntay %pon pay"ent by ea$h of a bond to be set

by the Re)ional Tial Co%t, >an$h +, ;alolos, >%la$an, in

'pe$ial an$h +, ;alolos, >%la$an is like!ise die$ted to

"ake a dete"ination and to de$lae the heis of de$edent

Cistina A)%inaldo-'%ntay a$$odin) to the a$t%al fa$t%al "ilie%

as poven by the paties, and all othe pesons !ith le)al

inteest in the s%b(e$t estate. It is f%the die$ted to settle the

estate of de$edent Cistina A)%inaldo-'%ntay !ith dispat$h.

No $osts.

'= =RERE.

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