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Epitacio Sialana vs. Mary Y. Avila, et al

EPITACIO SIALANA, Petitioner, versus MARY Y. AVILA (deceased) substituted by her heirs, JAMES AVILA, EDWARD AVILA, JEORGE AVILA and MILAGROS AVILA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 143598 | 2006-07-20

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.: 

Annexed to the great and sacred charge of protecting the weak is the diametric and functional approach to weigh all considerations of social advantage,[1] to inquire into the overlapping social interests in the adjustment of conflicting demands and expectations of the people,[2] and to recognize the social interdependence of these interests,[3] ultimately with a view to arrive at an equitable solution for all parties concerned. The resolution over the tragedies of social unrest that have no doubt checkered the past bears significantly upon the social order.[4] In the...