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Sulo sa Nayon, Inc. and/or Philippine Village Hotel, Inc. et al. Vs. Nayong Filipino Foundation

SULO SA NAYON, INC. and/or PHILIPPINE VILLAGE HOTEL, INC. and JOSE MARCEL E. PANLILIO, Petitioners, versus NAYONG PILIPINO FOUNDATION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 170923 | 2009-01-20

D E C I S I O N


PUNO, C.J.:

On appeal are the Court of Appeals' (CA's) October 4, 2005 Decision[1] in CA-G.R. SP No. 74631 and December 22, 2005 Resolution,[2] reversing the November 29, 2002 Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasay City in Civil Case No. 02-0133. The RTC modified the Decision[4] of the Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) of Pasay City which ruled against petitioners and ordered them to vacate the premises and pay their arrears. The RTC declared petitioners as builders in good faith and upheld their right to indemnity.

The facts are as follows:

Respondent Nayong Pilipino Foundation, a government-owned and...