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Bernas vs. The Honorable Court of Appeals [SEPARATE OPINION, BELLOSILLO, J.]

GRACIANO BERNAS, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND NATIVIDAD BITO-ON DEITA, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 85041 | 1993-08-05

BELLOSILLO, J.:
 
This may be a faint echo in the wilderness but it is the quaint voice of a woman yearning for justice from this court of last resort. The majority opinion would leave her alone where she is, to wallow in her own misery, and despite her long and winding travails - all for the love of a brother in need - there is no light at the end of the tunnel. There is no relief in sight for her plight. Her only fault was to lend her four (4) small parcels of land to her brother so that the latter could use the fruits thereof for the education of his children in Manila. Now, she cannot get them back because her brother allowed his...