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Sps Manalili vs Sps De Leon

Spouses PAPA and LOLITA MANALILI, petitioners, vs. SPOUSES ARSENIO and GLICERIA DE LEON, respondents.

G.R. No. 140858 | 2001-11-27

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Appeal is not a constitutional right but a mere statutory privilege. It must be exercised strictly in accordance with the provisions of the law and rules. Specifically, the payment of docket fees within the period for perfecting an appeal is mandatory. In the present case, petitioners have not given sufficient reason why they should be exempt from this stringent rule.

Statement of the Case

Before us is a Petition for Review under Rule 45[1] of the Rules of Court, praying that the two Resolutions promulgated by the Court of Appeals[2] (CA) on August 10, 1999 and November 17, 1999 in CA-GR CV No. 62180 be...