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Philippine Ports Authority et al. Vs. Nasipit Integrated Arrastre and Stevedoring Services, Inc. etc.

PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, represented by OSCAR SEVILLA, General Manager, BENJAMIN CECILIO, Assistant General Manager, and SISALI ARAP, Port Manager, Petitioners, NASIPIT INTEGRATED ARRASTRE AND STEVEDORING SERVICES, INC., represented by RAMON CALO, Respondent.

G.R. No. 174136 | 2008-12-23

D E C I S I O N


REYES, R.T., J.:

NO man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we require him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor.[1] Walang taong nasa ibabaw o nasa ilalim ng batas; hindi hinihiling ang pahintulot ninuman upang sundin ito. Ang pagsunod sa batas ay hinihingi bilang isang karapatan, hindi isang pakiusap.

This assertion finds relevance in this petition for review on certiorari of the Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA), which nullified and set aside the Resolution[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), dissolving the writ of...