G.R. No. 217296 - SPOUSES ERWIN C. SANTIAGO AND MARINELA A. SANTIAGO; SPOUSES GAUDENCIO A. MANIMTIM, JR. AND EDITHA P. MANIMTIM; SPOUSES RAMIRO C. ALBARAN AND ELVA C. ALBARAN; AND CESAR F. ODAN, VS. NORTHBAY KNITTING, INC..D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE , premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered in favor of the plaintiff Northbay Knitting, Inc. and against defendants as follows: 1. ORDERING defendants-spouses Ramiro Albaran & Elva Albaran, spouses Gaudencio Manimtim & Edith Manimtim, Junedith Brokerage Corporation, spouses Erwin Santiago & Marinela Santiago, and Cesar Odan, and all persons claiming rights under them to remove the improvements they introduced on the property located in Phase 1, North Side of the Dagat-Dagatan Project in Navotas, Metro Manila covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. M-38092 issued by the Registry of Deeds of Malabon City in the name of the plaintiff Northbay Knitting, Inc.; 2. ORDERING defendants-spouses Ramiro Albaran & Elva Albaran, spouses Gaudencio Manimtim & Edith Manimtim, Junedith Brokerage Corporation, spouses Erwin Santiago & Marinela Santiago, and Cesar Odan, and all persons claiming rights under them to PEACEFULLY VACATE AND VOLUNTARILY SURRENDER to plaintiff Northbay Knitting, Inc. the possession of the said lot situated in Phase 1, North Side of the Dagat-Dagatan Project in Navotas, Metro Manila covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. M-38092 issued by the Registry of Deeds of Malabon City in the name of the plaintiff Northbay Knitting, Inc.; 3. ORDERING each defendant named-above to each pay plaintiff the amount of TWO THOUSAND PESOS (Php2,000.00) per month for the use and occupation of the above-described property computed from May 4, 2009 until possession of said property is surrendered and turned-over to plaintiff; and 4. ORDERING defendants jointly and severally to pay plaintiff the amount of Php20,000.00, as and by way of attorney's fees. The Counterclaim of defendants-spouses Albaran, Santiago, and Odan is hereby DISMISSED for lack of merit. SO ORDERED.