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petitioner’s satisfaction of the judgment award, as the respondent had
obliged himself to return the payment if the petition would be granted.[20]
Verily in this case, petitioners satisfied the judgment award in strict compliance with a
duly issued writ of execution and pursuant to terms fair to both parties. Thus, the
equitable ruling in Career Philippines would certainly be unfair to petitioners in this case
as they still have a remedy under the rules. The CA, therefore, was in error in
dismissing the petition for being moot and academic.
WHEREFORE, the petition is GRANTED. The May 2, 2013 Decision and the September
9, 2013 Resolution of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 124763 are REVERSED
and SET ASIDE. The case is ordered REMANDED to the Court of Appeals for decision
on the merits.
SO ORDERED.
Carpio, (Chairperson), Brion, Del Castillo, and Leonen, JJ., concur.
[1] Rollo, pp. 102-114.
Penned by Associate Justice Priscilla J. Baltazar-Padilla with
Associate Justices Rosalinda Asuncion-Vicente and Agnes Reyes-Carpio, concurring.
[2] Id. at 116-118.
[3] Id. at 104.
[4] Id.
[5] Id.
[6] Id. at 134.
[7] Id. at 120-130.
[8] Id. at 130.
[9] Id. at 132-140.
[10] April 12, 2006.
[11] Rollo, p. 108.
[12] 650 Phil. 157 (2010).
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