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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, et al. vs. HON. VICTORINO EVANGELISTA, et al. G.R. No. 156015. A!st 11, "005. Nat#e: PETITION for review on certiorari Po$e$te: PUNO, ! Fa%ts: Private re"#on$ent Le%a"#i i" t&e owner of a 'an$ 'ocate$ in ()'acan! Petitioner Ca'i*'i* +Lt! Genera', entere$ into a OA wit& one Ciriaco Re.e"! T&e OA %rante$ %rante$ Re.e" Re.e" a #er*it #er*it to &)nt for trea")re trea")re in a 'an$ in ()'acan! Re.e", wit& #etitioner", "tarte$, $i%%in%, t)nne'in% an$ /'a"tin% wor0" on t&e "ai$ 'an$ of Le%a"#i! It wa" a'"o a''e%e$ t&at Ca'i*'i* a""i%ne$ a/o)t 12 *i'itar. #er"onne' to %)ar$ t&e area an$ inti*i$ate Le%a"#i an$ ot&er occ)#ant" of t&e area fro* %oin% near t&e ")/3ect 'an$! Le%a"#i e4ec)te$ an 5PA a##ointin% &i" ne#&ew, #rivate re"#on$ent G)tierre6, a" &i" attorne.-in-fact! G)tierre6 wa" %iven t&e #ower to $ea' wit& t&e trea")re &)ntin% activitie" on Le%a"#i7" 'an$ an$ to 8'e c&ar%e" a%ain"t t&o"e w&o *a. enter it wit&o)t t&e 'atter7" a)t&orit.! Le%a"#i a%ree$ to %ive G)tierre6 92 of t&e trea")re t&at *a. /e fo)n$ in t&e 'an$! G)tierre6 G)tierre6 8'e$ a ca"e a%ain"t #etitioner" for i''e%a''. enterin% Le%a"#i7" 'an$! ;e &ire$ t&e 'e%a' "ervice" of Att.! A$a6a +a" 'e%a' fee", Att.! A$a6a "&a'' /e entit'e$ to <2 of Le%a"#i7" "&are in w&atever trea")re *a. /e fo)n$ in t&e 'an$! U#on t&e 8'in% of t&e co*#'aint, a =>-&o)r TRO wa" i"")e$ a%ain"t #etitioner"! T&e ca"e wa" t&en ra?e$ to t&e co)rt of )$%e Evan%e'i"ta, w&o t&en %rante$ an e4ten"ion to t&e TRO! Petitioner" Petitioner" 8'e$ a otion to @i"*i"" conten$in%! One i"")e t&at t&e. rai"e$ wa" t&at t&ere i" no rea' #art.-in-intere"t a" t&e 5PA of G)tierre6 to /rin% t&e ")it wa" a'rea$. revo0e$ /. Le%a"#i a" evi$ence$ /. a @ee$ of Revocation! RTC r)'e$ in favor of t&e #rivate re"#on$ent"! CA ar*e$ t&e $eci"ion! • •
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Isse: B&et&er t&e contract of a%enc. /etween Le%a"#i an$ G)tierre6 G)tierre6 &a" /een eective'. revo0e$ /. Le%a"#i! Hel&: NO! CA $eci"ion i" Ar*e$! Rat'o: A contract of a%enc. i" %enera''. revoca/'e a" it i" a #er"ona' contract of re#re"entation /a"e$ on tr)"t an$ con8$ence re#o"e$ /. t&e #rinci#a' on &i" a%ent! An e4ce#tion to t&e revoca/i'it. of a contract of a%enc. i" w&en it i" co)#'e$ wit& intere"t, i!e!, if a /i'atera' contract $e#en$" )#on t&e a%enc.! T&e rea"on for it" irrevoca/i'it. irrevoca/i'it. i" /eca)"e t&e a%enc. /eco*e" #art of anot&er o/'i%ation or a%ree*ent! It i" not "o'e'. t&e ri%&t" of t&e #rinci#a' /)t a'"o t&at of t&e a%ent an$ t&ir$ #er"on" w&ic& are aecte$! ;ence, t&e 'aw #rovi$e" t&at in ")c& ca"e", t&e a%enc. cannot /e revo0e$ at t&e "o'e wi'' of t&e #rinci#a'! In t&e ca"e at /ar, we a%ree wit& t&e 8n$in% of t&e tria' an$ a##e''ate co)rt" t&at t&e a%enc. %rante$ /. Le%a"#i to G)tierre6 i" co)#'e$ wit& intere"t a" a /i'atera' contract $e#en$" on it! It i" c'ear fro* t&e recor$" t&at G)tierre6 wa" %iven /. Le%a"#i, inter a'ia, t&e #ower to *ana%e t&e trea")re &)ntin% activitie" in t&e ")/3ect 'an$! It wa" 'i0ewi"e a%ree$ )#on t&at G)tierre6 "&a'' /e entit'e$ to 92 of w&atever trea")re *a. /e fo)n$ in t&e 'an$! B&en an a%enc. i" con"tit)te$ a" a c'a)"e in a /i'atera' contract, t&at i", w&en t&e a%enc. i" in"erte$ in anot&er
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a%ree*ent, t&e a%enc. cea"e" to /e revoca/'e at t&e #'ea")re of t&e #rinci#a' a" t&e a%enc. "&a'' now fo''ow t&e con$ition of t&e /i'atera' a%ree*ent! Con"eD)ent'., t&e @ee$ of Revocation e4ec)te$ /. Le%a"#i &a" no eect! T&e a)t&orit. of G)tierre6 to 8'e an$ contin)e wit& t&e #ro"ec)tion of t&e ca"e at /ar i" )naecte$!