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Eustacio Atwel, et al. Vs. Conception Progressie Assn. Inc

EUSTACIO ATWEL, LUCIA PILPIL and MANUEL MELGAZO, Petitioners, versus CONCEPCION PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION, INC.,** Respondent.

G.R. No. 169370 | 2008-04-14

D E C I S I O N


CORONA, J.:

The present petition under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assails the decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), dated March 17, 2005 in CA-G.R. SP No. 85170, declaring petitioners Eustacio Atwel,[2] Lucia Pilpil and Manuel Melgazo estopped from questioning the jurisdiction of Branch 8 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tacloban City as a special commercial court under Republic Act (RA) No. 8799.[3]

The facts follow.

In 1948, then Assemblyman Emiliano Melgazo[4] founded and organized Concepcion Progressive Association (CPA) in Hilongos, Leyte. The organization aimed to provide livelihood to and generate...