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RATIO:
The law on the matter is clear.
When the law is clear, there is no other recourse but to
apply it regardless of its perceived harshness. Dura lex
sed lex. Nonetheless, the law should never be applied or
interpreted to oppress one in order to favor another. As a
court of law and of justice, this Court has the duty to
adjudicate conflicting claims based not only on the cold
provision of the law but also according to the higher
principles of right and justice.