[2006V239] SPOUSES ARSENIO and NIEVES S. REYES, Petitioners, vers s SO!E"AR #EVE!OP"EN$ %ORPORA$ION and RENA$O ".

$ANSE%O, Res&ondents. #E%ISION 'A%$( On )an ar* +,, +992, s&o ses Arsenio and Nieves Re*es, &etitioners, -i.ed /it0 t0e Re1iona. $ria. %o rt 2R$%3, 4ran50 +36, "a7ati %it*, a %o8&.aint -or 9#a8a1es and Pre.i8inar* In: n5tion /it0 Pra*er -or a $e8&orar* Restrainin1 Order; 2$RO3 a1ainst res&ondent So.e8ar #eve.o&8ent %or&oration 2So.e8ar3, re&resented <* its &resident, Renato $anse5o, a.so a res&ondent, do57eted as %ivi. %ase No. 92=+09.

In t0eir %o8&.aint, &etitioners a..e1ed t0at t0e* are t0e re1istered o/ners ot0e &ro&ert* in > estion as eviden5ed <* $rans-er %erti-i5ate o- $it.e 2$%$3 No. 3+?9@ 2,03+23 o- t0e Re1istr* o- #eeds o- ParaAa> e %it*. So8eti8e in #e5e8<er +99+, t0e* -en5ed t0e &ro&ert* and &osted t/o 223 se5 rit* 1 ards to &revent tres&assers -ro8 enterin1 t0e &re8ises. On )an ar* 6, +992, res&ondent Renato $anse5o, a55o8&anied <* &o.i5e o--i5ers, 9e8&.o*in1 -or5e and inti8idation,; entered t0e &re8ises and de8o.is0ed its &eri8eter -en5e. Res&ondent 9tried to e:e5t t0e8 2&etitioners3 -ro8 t0eir &ro&ert* t0r t0e n.a/- . and -e.onio s i..e1a. noti5e o- de8o.ition and &er8it.; $0e* t0 s &ra*ed -or t0e iss an5e o- a /rit o&re.i8inar* in: n5tion to &revent res&ondents -ro8 e:e5tin1 t0e8 -ro8 t0e &ro&ert* /it0o t an* 5o rt order. In t0eir Ans/er, res&ondents raised t0e de-ense t0at t0e* o/n t0e dis& ted &ro&ert*, assertin1 t0at &etitionersB tit.e is o- do <t- . a t0enti5it* as -o nd <* t0e !and Re1istration A t0orit* 2!RA3 Veri-i5ation %o88ittee. Res&ondents -i.ed a "otion to #is8iss t0e 5o8&.aint in %ivi. %ase No. 92=+09 on t0e 1ro nd o- .a57 o- : risdi5tion 5onsiderin1 t0at t0e a..e1ations t0erein 5.ear.* s0o/ t0at t0e a5tion is one -or -or5i<.e entr*, /0i50 is nder t0e eC5. sive : risdi5tion o- t0e " ni5i&a. $ria. %o rt 2"$%3. On "ar50 30, +996, t0e R$% denied t0e 8otion to dis8iss, 0o.din1 t0at it 0as : risdi5tion over t0e 5ase sin5e it 9is -or re5over* o- da8a1es and re5over* o- &ossession o- rea. &ro&ert* and, o- ne5essar* 5onse> en5e, t0e iss e o- o/ners0i& t0ereo- is <ro 10t to -ore.;

On ) ne @, +996, t0e R$% denied res&ondentsB 8otion -or re5onsideration.

'ort0/it0, res&ondents -i.ed a Petition -or %ertiorari, Pro0i<ition and "anda8 s /it0 t0e %o rt o- A&&ea.s, do57eted t0erein as %A=D.R. SP No. 3?,6?. In a #e5ision dated #e5e8<er +0, +996, t0e A&&e..ate %o rt 1ranted t0e &etition and ordered t0e R$% to dis8iss t0e 5ase -or .a57 o- : risdi5tion, -indin1 t0at 9a 5are- . readin1 o- t0e a..e1ations t0erein /o .d s0o/ t0at t0e 5o8&.aint -or da8a1es, ta7en in its - .. 5onteCt, /as 8eant to restore &rivate res&ondents to t0e &ea5e- . &ossession o- t0e .and and to &revent &etitioners -ro8 - rt0er de&rivin1 t0e -or8er o- t0e .a/- . o55 &ation t0ereo-.; $0e A&&e..ate %o rt - rt0er 0e.d(

It is t0 s 5.ear t0at /0i.e &rivate res&ondents 8a* 0ave va.id 5.ai8s -or inde8nit* -or /0at t0e* &er5eived /ere t0e res .t o- /ron1- . or i..e1a. a5ts 5o88itted <* &etitioners, it is nevert0e.ess n> estiona<.e t0at in -i.in1 t0eir 5o8&.aint, &rivate res&ondents /ere as7in1 t0e 5o rt to deter8ine t0eir ri10t, or t0e .a57 o- it, to &ossess t0e s <:e5t &ro&ert*. It -o..o/s, t0ere-ore, t0at t0e da8a1es a..e1ed.* s --ered <* &rivate res&ondents are 8ere.* in5identa. to t0e iss e o- &ossession /0i50 is t0e ver* 0eart o- t0e &artiesB dis& te. On "a* ?, +99?, t0e %o rt o- A&&ea.s denied &etitionersB 8otion -or re5onsideration. Issue: /0et0er &etitionersB 5o8&.aint is one -or -or5i<.e entr* -a..in1 nder t0e : risdi5tion o- t0e "$% or -or t0e re5over* o- o/ners0i& -a..in1 nder t0e : risdi5tion o- t0e R$%. Ee.d( ) risdi5tion o- t0e 5o rt over t0e s <:e5t 8atter o- t0e a5tion is deter8ined <* t0e a..e1ations o- t0e 5o8&.aint, irres&e5tive o- /0et0er or not t0e &.ainti-- is entit.ed to re5over &on a.. or so8e o- t0e 5.ai8s asserted t0erein.[+] It 5annot <e 8ade to de&end on t0e eC5. sive 50ara5teriFation o- t0e 5ase <* one o- t0e &arties. [2] A-ter revie/in1 5are- ..* t0e a..e1ations in &etitionersB 5o8&.aint, t0ere is no reason to deviate -ro8 t0e -indin1 o- t0e A&&e..ate %o rt t0at indeed t0e 5o8&.aint is -or -or5i<.e entr*. Si1ni-i5ant.*, t0e 5o8&.aint /as -i.ed on )an ar* +,, +992, or /it0in one 2+3 *ear, s&e5i-i5a..* /it0in ei10t 2@3 da*s, -ro8 t0e a..e1ed -or5i<.e entr* to t0e &ro&ert* <* res&ondent $anse5o on )an ar* 6, +992.[,] G0i.e 5a&tioned as a %o8&.aint -or #a8a1es /it0 A&&.i5ation -or a $RO and Pre.i8inar* In: n5tion, *et t0e a..e1ations t0erein s0o/ t0at &etitioners are assertin1 t0eir ri10t to t0e &ea5e- . &ossession o- t0eir &ro&ert* /0i50 is &ro&er in an e:e5t8ent s it. A.. e:e5t8ent 5ases are /it0in t0e : risdi5tion o- t0e "$%.