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Asian Terminals, Inc. vs. Hon. Helen Bautista-Ricafort, et al.

ASIAN TERMINALS, INC., Petitioner, versus HON. HELEN BAUTISTA- RICAFORT, Presiding Judge of RTC, Branch 260, Para?aque City; SAMUEL ROSETE, in his personal capacity and as attorney-in-fact and in representation of NOEL TABUELOG, proprietor of BEST PART ENTERPRISES; ERNESTO DE JESUS, President of EASTERN METROPOLITAN BUS CORP.;NORMA PONDEVIDA, proprietress of NSP TRANSPORTATION SERVICES; RENATO CLAROS, President of PRINCE BUS AND TRUCK PARTS, INC.; ERNESTO M. CHUA, President of EMC TRANSPORTATION, INC.; CECILIA T. SAULOG, proprietress of MANSOUR TRANSPORT SERVICES; JENELITA S. NAPARATE, proprietress of SANEI SOUGYO TRADING; RODOLFO J. MAGO, proprietor of DNS SHUTTLE SERVICES; and AMALIA C. EDAMURA, Proprietress of DAMLAR TRADING, Respondents.

G.R. No. 166901 | 2006-10-27

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
CALLEJO, SR., J.: 
 
Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari for the reversal of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 61562, affirming the Orders[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Parañaque City, Branch 260, in Civil Case No. 98-0435 for replevin and damages. 
 
Section 1, Republic Act (RA) No. 8506, which took effect on February 22, 1998, provides that "it shall be unlawful for any person to import, cause the importation of, register, cause the registration of, use or operate any vehicle with its steering wheel right hand...