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[2/2] HEIRS OF ANTONIO PAEL AND ANDREA ALCANTARA AND CRISANTO PAEL VS. CA, JORGE H. CHIN AND RENATO B. MALLARI, RESPONDENTS.

[2/2] HEIRS OF ANTONIO PAEL AND ANDREA ALCANTARA AND CRISANTO PAEL, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, JORGE H. CHIN AND RENATO B. MALLARI, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 133547 | 2003-11-11

DISSENTING OPINION

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

With fitting deference to the majority, I vote to maintain our Decision dated February 10, 2000 and to deny the petition-in-intervention of the University of the Philippines.

Considering the factual and evidentiary matters raised by the University of the Philippines in its petition-in-intervention, we referred the case to the Court of Appeals since it has the "power to try cases and conduct hearings, receive evidence and perform any and all acts necessary to resolve factual issues."[1] Indeed, this Court is not a trier of facts. Its jurisdiction in appealed cases is limited to resolving questions...