BERCILES VS.

SYSTEMS
128 SCRA 93
Facts: GSIS recognized Pascual Berciles as an acknowledged natural child and other private
respondents Maria Luisa Berciles Vallreal, mercy Berciles Patacsil and Rhoda Berciles as
illegitimate children of Judge Pascual Berciles with Flor Fuentebella and thus have rights to his
retirement benefits. This was contested by his wife Iluminada Ponce and their children.
Issue: Whether or not GSIS was correct in upholding their status as a natural child and
illegitimate children
Held: Under Art 287 of the New Civil Code, illegitimate children other than natural are entitled
to support and such sucsessional rights are granted in the code, but for this article to be
applicable there must be admission or recognition of paternity of illegitimate child. In this case,
no evidence of admission and no evidence that he intervened when his name was put in the birth
certificate of Pascual Berciles, thus his part in the birth certificate is null and void. The Court
affirmed that petitioner Iluminada Ponce Berciles is the surviving spouse of the late Judge
Pascual G. Berciles and that petitioners Ilona Berciles Alvarez, Ellery P. Berciles, England P.
Berciles, and Ione P. Berciles are the legitimate children of the said deceased Judge.
Consequently, claims of the petitioners as legal heirs are hereby approved and the GSIS is hereby
ordered to pay immediately to each and every petitioner the various sums indicated.

SIARI VALLEY ESTATE, INC. VS LUCASAN

109 PHIL. 294
Facts: Siari Valley Inc. brought action to recover 200 heads of cattle that were driven from its
lands to that of Lucasans. Lucasan however argued that although there was commixtion of
cattle, Siari already retrieved its animals. The CFI of Zamboanga decided in favor of Siari thus
the case at bar.
Issue: Whether or not Lucasan was in bad faith thus should lose his share in the commixtion
Held: Yes. Although there was no actual evidence that all 823 missing animals were taken by
Lucasan or his men, on two occasions however, his men drove away 30 heads of cattle. It is not
erroneous to believe that the others must have also been driven away applying by analogy the
principle that one who stole a part of the stolen money must have taken also the larger sum lost
by the offended party. Art. 382 (now Art. 473) of the CC states that if the commingling of 2
things is made in bad faith, the one responsible for it will lose his share thus since Lucasan is in
bad faith, he should lose his share in the commixtion. SC ordered Lucasan to deliver the 321
heads that had been entrusted to his care to Siari; pay damages for the 400 heads he sold since
1946; ordered to allow Siari to round up all the buffaloes that may be found on its cattle ranch