G.R. No. 203081 - LINDA CACHO, MINORS SARAH JANE, JACQUELINE, FIRE RINA AND MARK LOUISE ALL SURNAMED CACHO, ALL REPRESENTED BY THEIR MOTHER AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM LINDA CACHO, VS. GERARDO MANAHAN, DAGUPAN BUS CO., INC., AND RENATO DE VERA DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME R. M. DE VERA CONSTRUCTION.D E C

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the foregoing premises considered, the present petition is GRANTED. The 22 March 2012 Decision and the 3 August 2012 Resolution of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 83499 are REVERSED and SET ASIDE and the 26 January 2004 Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 55, Alaminos, Pangasinan in Civil Case No. A-2553 is REINSTATED with the following MODIFICATION: Gerardo Manahan, Dagupan Bus Co., and Renato De Vera are solidarity ordered to pay interest on the monetary awards in favor of the petitioners at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum, to be computed from 26 January 2004. SO ORDERED.