xxx The name Arawa Bay in the crewing agreement would not be given much weight because of what appears to be a catch. In the crewing agreement, their liability is limited while in the affidavit of undertaking it covers all the vessels. The presence of this conflicting, inconsistent and ambiguous construction in the document would therefore lead to an interpretation against the party who caused the same. In the case at bar, it is the defendant. As reflected earlier, on appeal to the Court of Appeals, the decision of the trial court was affirmed, in this wise: Defendant-appellant SEASCORP faults the trial court for its conclusion that the affidavit of undertaking is clear, plain and explicit ad the same covers all the vessels of NAVALES It is argued that if the whole context of the affidavit as well as the circumstances surrounding its execution is considered, the affidavit would cover only the vessel Arawa Bay. According to defendant-appellant, the statement in the affidavit that full and complete responsibility over all seamen/workers originally recruited and deployed by Seagull for Navales, is qualified by paragraph 2 of the affidavit which reads: That Seascorp has been appointed as the manning agent of Navales and Shipmanagement and Marine Consulting (PTE) Ltd. (NAVALES) of Maxwell House 20Maxwell Road, Singapore to recruit Filipino crews for its ship. The appointment referred to in par. 2 is allegedly embodied in the Special Power of Attorney and in the Manning Agency Agreement. Its appointment as manning agent is only for and in behalf of Arawa Bay Shipping. We are not convinced. The time-honored rule is that when the terms are so clear and explicit that they do not justify an attempt to read into it any alleged intention of the party, the terms are to be understood literally just as they appear on the face of the document sought to be interpreted. We cannot consider the special power of attorney and the crewing agreement in determining the extent of defendant-appellants liability because the language of the affidavit is so clear and simple that it leaves no room for interpretation. Besides, the special power of attorney and the crewing agreement are entirely distinct documents. The purpose of these documents is to govern the relationship between the NAVALES, as principal, and its manning agent, defendant-appellant.(Underscoring supplied)