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Republic of the Philippines through the Philippine Navy, etc. Vs. CPO Magdaleno Peralta PN (ret.), et al.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, through the PHILIPPINE NAVY, represented by CAPT. RUFO R. VILLANUEVA, substituted by CAPT. PANCRACIO O. ALFONSO, and now by CAPT. BENEDICTO G. SANCEDA PN, Petitioner, - versus - CPO MAGDALENO PERALTA PN (Ret.), CPO ROMEO ESTALLO PN (Ret.), CPO ERNESTO RAQUION PN (Ret.), MSGT SALVADOR RAGAS PM (Ret.), MSGT DOMINGO MALACAT PM (Ret.), MSGT CONSTANTINO CANONIGO PM (Ret.), and AMELIA MANGUBAT, Respondents. x---------------------------------------------x MSGT ALFREDO BANTOG PM (Ret.), MSGT RODOLFO VELASCO PM (Ret.), and NAVY ENLISTEDMEN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Respondent-Intervenors.

G.R. No. 184253 | 2011-07-06

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is a petition for review 1 of the 31 January 2008 Decision 2 and 1 August 2008 Resolution 3 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 96463. In its 31 January 2008 Decision, the Court of Appeals dismissed petitioner Republic of the Philippines’ (petitioner) petition for certiorari and affirmed the 10 October 2003 Order of the Regional Trial Court of Makati City, Branch 56 (trial court), ruling that petitioner cannot evict respondents CPO Magdaleno Peralta PN (Ret.), CPO Romeo Estallo PN (Ret.), CPO Ernesto Raquion PN (Ret.), MSGT Salvador Ragas (PM) (Ret.), MSGT Domingo Malacat PM...