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Heirs of Gozo vs. Philippine Union etc.

HEIRS OF RAFAEL GOZO REPRESENTED BY CASTILLO GOZO AND RAFAEL GOZO, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE UNION MISSION CORPORATION OF THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH (PUMCO), SOUTH PHILIPPINE UNION MISSION OF SDA (SPUMCO) AND SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH AT SIMPAK, LALA, LANAO DEL NORTE REPRESENTED BY BETTY PEREZ , RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 195990 | 2015-08-05

D E C I S I O N
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] filed by petitioners Heirs of Rafael Gozo seeking to reverse and set aside the 10 November 2010 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals and its 14 February 2011 Resolution[3] in CA-G.R. CV No. 00188. The assailed decision and resolution reversed the 30 June 2004 Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte and held that the action for nullification and recovery of possession filed by the petitioners is already, barred by laches. The dispositive portion of the Court of Appeals Decision reads:
 
ACCORDINGLY, the Decision dated 30...