G.R. No. 125935 - CARMELITA P. BASILIO, FRANCISCO P. BASILIO, EVELYN P. BASILIO, AND THE MINOR GERALD P. BASILIO, REPRESENTED BY HIS MOTHER, CARMELITA P. BASILIO, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES SIMON ZABLAN, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, SUSAN Z. LOPEZ, CELINA ZABLAN, RUBEN ZABLAN, RELLY ZABLAN AND EDWIN

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered in favor of the plaintiffs and against the defendants, and hereby declares null and void and of no legal force and effect the two Deeds of Absolute Sale, respectively, dated April 26, 1979, and March 19, 1987, as well as TCT No. 07965-R covering Lot 240 of the cadastral survey of San Simon, and whatever certificate of title issued by the Register of Deeds of Pampanga covering Lot No. 214 on the basis of the document denominated as Deed of Absolute Sale dated March 19, 1987; hereby ordering the defendants jointly and severally to pay the plaintiffs by way of actual and compensatory damages the sum of P25,000.00, Philippine Currency; and, the further sum of P20,000.00 by way of exemplary damages, and to pay the costs of this proceeding. "SO ORDERED.