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Hilltop vs. Hon. Yaranon

HILLTOP MARKET FISH VENDORS' ASSOCIATION, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. BRAULIO YARANON, CITY MAYOR, BAGUIO CITY, HON. GALO WEYGAN, CITY COUNCILOR AND CHAIRMAN ANTI-VICE COORDINATING TASK FORCE, AND THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF BAGUIO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 188057 | 2017-07-12

D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case

This petition for review[1] assails the Decision[2] dated 27 November 2008 and the Resolution[3] dated 15 May 2009 of the Court of Appeals (CA) affirming the Decision[4] dated 28 September 2006 of the Regional Trial Court of Baguio City, Branch 3 (RTC) in Civil Case No. 5994-R.
 
The Facts

The facts, as culled from the records, are as follows:

On 22 June 1974, petitioner Hilltop Market Fish Vendors' Association, Inc. (Hilltop), represented by its president Gerardo Rillera (Rillera), and respondent City of Baguio, represented by its then Mayor Luis Lardizabal, entered into a Contract of...