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Philippine National Bank, Et Al. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK and NATIONAL INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, petitioners, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. RODOLFO A. ORTIZ, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 89, CLARA REYES PASTOR and OTHER STOCKHOLDERS OF C & C COMMERCIAL CORPORATION and C & C COMMERCIAL CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. 108870 | 1995-07-14

R E S O L U T I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

The petitioners ask this Court to reconsider the decision of 3 March 1994 1 which upheld the Court of Appeals 2 in sustaining the order of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 89, Quezon City, disallowing the petitioners' appeal. 3

The petitioners allege in their motion for reconsideration that:

I. PETITIONERS' RIGHT TO APPEAL IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND MAY NOT BE DENIED OR FORFEITED FOR A MERE 3-DAY DELAY (ASSUMING THERE IS SUCH A DELAY) IN FILING THE NOTICE OF APPEAL, ESPECIALLY SINCE PRIVATE REPONDENTS' SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS HAVE NOT BEEN PREJUDICED BY SUCH DELAY.

II. PLDT...