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GSIS vs. RTC Branch 71 of Pasig City [DECISION]

GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VERSUS THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF PASIG CITY, BRANCH 71, CRESENCIANO RABELLO, JR., SHERIFF IV, RTC-BRANCH 71, PASIG CITY; AND EDUARDO M. SANTIAGO, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS WIDOW, ROSARIO ENRIQUEZ VDA. DE SANTIAGO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 175393 | 2009-12-18

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:
 
The case now before us stems from two petitions that were consolidated upon motion of petitioner Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). We are well aware of the impact and the significance of the matters presented here on both parties and after careful study of the laws and jurisprudence applicable, we now discuss the facts, issues, and arguments from which we have reached our conclusion. As the final arbiter of all legal questions, we intend this decision to put an end to this long-drawn litigation.

The first case, docketed as G.R. No. 175393, is a Petition for Certiorari and...