SPOUSES REX AND CONCEPCION AGGABAO, petitioners, versus DIONISIO Z.

PARULAN, JR. and MA. ELENA PARULAN, respondents.

G.R. No. 165803

FACTS:
Invoved !n "#!s a$"!on are "%o par$es o& and and "#e!r !'prove'en"s !n Para(a)ue C!"* and
re+!s"ered under "#e na'e o& Spouses Paruan, %#o #ave ,een es"ran+ed &ro' one ano"#er.
Rea es"a"e ,ro-er A"ana$!o o&&ered "#e proper"* "o Spouses A++a,ao %#o upon A"ana$!o.s
!ns!s"en$e preva!ed upon "#e', so "#a" "#e* and A"ana$!o 'e" %!"# Ma. Eena /Paruan.s %!&e0
a" "#e s!"e o& "#e proper"*. Dur!n+ "#e!r 'ee"!n+, Spouses A++a,ao pa!d Ma. Eena earnes"
'one* a'oun"!n+ "o P12,222 %#!$# s#e a$-no%ed+ed %!"# a #and%r!""en re$e!p". 3#en and
"#ere, "#e* a+reed on "#e "er's o& #o% "#e ,u*ers %! pa* "#e pr!$e o& "#e proper"*.
Spouses A++a,ao $o'p!ed %!"# a "#e "er's %!"# re+ard "o "#e pa*'en" o& "#e proper"!es, ,u"
%#en Ma. Eena aread* needed "o "urn over "#e o%ner.s dup!$a"e $op!es &or ,o"# ands, s#e
%as a,e "o "urn over on* one /%#!$# %as su$$ess&u* "rans&erred "o "#e na'e o& spouses
A++a,ao0. 4or "#e o"#er one, s#e sa!d "#a" !" !s %!"# a rea"!ve !n 5on+6on+ ,u" s#e pro'!sed
"o de!ver !" "o "#e spouses !n a %ee-. Needess "o sa*, s#e &a!ed "o do so and ,* do!n+ "#e!r
o%n ver!&!$a"!on, "#e spouses &ound ou" "#a" sa!d $op* o& "!"e %as !n "#e #ands o& D!on!s!o.s
,ro"#er.
3#e spouses 'e" %!"# D!on!s!o.s ,ro"#er, A""*. Paruan, %#o "od "#e' "#a" #e !s "#e one %!"#
"#e po%er "o se "#e proper"*. 5e de'anded P722,222 &or sa!d proper"* and +ave "#e spouses
severa da*s "o de$!de. 8#en A""*. Paruan d!d no" #ear ,a$- &ro' "#e spouses, #e +ave "#e' a
$a, and %as "#en !n&or'ed "#a" "#e* #ave aread* pa!d "#e &u a'oun" "o Ma. Eena.
Su,se)uen"*, D!on!s!o, "#rou+# A""*. Paruan, $o''en$ed an a$"!on pra*!n+ &or "#e
de$ara"!on o& "#e nu!"* o& "#e deed o& a,sou"e sae e9e$u"ed ,* Ma. Eena, and "#e
$an$ea"!on o& "#e "!"e !ssued "o "#e pe"!"!oners ,* v!r"ue "#ereo&.

ISSUE:
8#e"#er or no" "#e sae o& $on:u+a proper"* 'ade ,* Ma. Eena, ,* presen"!n+ a spe$!a po%er
o& a""orne* "o se /SPA0 purpor"ed* e9e$u"ed ,* responden" #us,and !n #er &avor %as va!d*
'ade "o "#e vendees
RULING/RATIO:
No, "#e Cour" rued "#a" "#e sae o& $on:u+a proper"* %!"#ou" "#e $onsen" o& "#e #us,and %as
no" 'ere* vo!da,e ,u" vo!d; #en$e, !" $oud no" ,e ra"!&!ed. Spouses A++a,ao aso $anno" use
"#e de&ense "#a" "#e* are ,u*ers !n +ood &a!"# ,e$ause "#e* d!d no" e9er$!se "#e ne$essar*
pruden$e "o !n)u!re !n"o "#e %!&e.s au"#or!"* "o se.

3#e reevan" par" o& Ar"!$e <1= o& "#e Family Code prov!des "#a"> 999 In the event that one
so!se "s "n#aa#"tate$ o% othe%&"se !na'(e to a%t"#"ate "n the a$)"n"st%at"on o* the
#on+!,a( %oe%t"es- the othe% so!se )a. ass!)e so(e o&e%s o* a$)"n"st%at"on. These
o&e%s $o not "n#(!$e $"sos"t"on o% en#!)'%an#e &"tho!t a!tho%"t. o* the #o!%t o% the
&%"tten #onsent o* the othe% so!se. In the a'sen#e o* s!#h a!tho%"t. o% #onsent- the
$"sos"t"on o% en#!)'%an#e sha(( 'e vo"$. 999

Spouses A++a,ao aso &a!ed "o su,s"an"!a"e "#e!r $on"en"!on "#a" D!on!s!o, %#!e #od!n+ "#e
ad'!n!s"ra"!on over "#e proper"*, #ad dee+a"ed "o #!s ,ro"#er, A""*. Paruan, "#e ad'!n!s"ra"!on
o& "#e proper"*, $ons!der!n+ "#a" "#e* d!d no" presen" !n $our" "#e SPA +ran"!n+ "o A""*. Paruan
"#e au"#or!"* &or "#e ad'!n!s"ra"!on.
None"#eess, "#e Cour" %oud !-e "o s"ress "#a" "#e po%er o& ad'!n!s"ra"!on does no" !n$ude
a$"s o& d!spos!"!on or en$u',ran$e, %#!$# are a$"s o& s"r!$" o%ners#!p. As su$#, an au"#or!"* "o
d!spose $anno" pro$eed &ro' an au"#or!"* "o ad'!n!s"er, and vice versa, &or "#e "%o po%ers
'a* on* ,e e9er$!sed ,* an a+en" ,* &oo%!n+ "#e prov!s!ons on a+en$* o& "#e Civil Code
/&ro' Ar"!$e <7?@ "o Ar"!$e <7?70. Spe$!&!$a*, "#e apparen" au"#or!"* o& A""*. Paruan, ,e!n+
a spe$!a a+en$*, %as !'!"ed "o "#e sae o& "#e proper"* !n )ues"!on, and d!d no" !n$ude or
e9"end "o "#e po%er "o ad'!n!s"er "#e proper"*.

On "#e o"#er #and, %e a+ree %!"# D!on!s!o "#a" "#e vo!d sae %as a $on"!nu!n+ o&&er &ro' "#e
pe"!"!oners and Ma. Eena "#a" D!on!s!o #ad "#e op"!on o& a$$ep"!n+ or re:e$"!n+ ,e&ore "#e o&&er
%as %!"#dra%n ,* e!"#er or ,o"# Ma. Eena and "#e pe"!"!oners. 3#e as" sen"en$e o& "#e se$ond
para+rap# o& Ar"!$e <1= o& "#e Family Code 'a-es "#!s $ear, s"a"!n+ "#a" !n "#e a,sen$e o& "#e
o"#er spouse.s $onsen", "#e "ransa$"!on s#oud ,e $ons"rued as a $on"!nu!n+ o&&er on "#e par" o&
"#e $onsen"!n+ spouse and "#e "#!rd person, and 'a* ,e per&e$"ed as a ,!nd!n+ $on"ra$" upon
"#e a$$ep"an$e ,* "#e o"#er spouse or upon au"#or!Aa"!on ,* "#e $our" ,e&ore "#e o&&er !s
%!"#dra%n ,* e!"#er or ,o"# o&&erors.