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V. CAPACITY TO ACT

A. NATURAL PERSONS

G.R. No. 182836 October 13, 2009

CONTINENTAL STEEL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION,Petitioner,vs.

ON. ACCRE!ITE! "OLUNTAR# AR$ITRATOR ALLAN S. MONTA%O &'( NAG)A)AISANGMANGGAGA*A NG CENTRO STEEL CORPORATION+SOLI!ARIT# OF UNIONS IN TEPILIPPINES FOR EMPO*ERMENT AN! REFORMS NMCSC+SUPER-,Respondents.

Po'e'te Chico-Naario, J.

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!. In "an#ar$ %&&', the (i)e o) Ro*ando +orti**ano had a iscarriae (hich ca#sed the death o) their

#norn chi*d.

%. +orti**ano, in accordance (ith the co**ective arainin areeent, then )i*ed death ene)its c*ai )ro

his ep*o$er, the Continenta* Stee* /an#)act#rin Corporation (hich denied the c*ai.

0. Event#a**$, the iss#e (as s#itted )or aritration and oth parties areed to have Att$. A**an /onta1o

act as the aritrator.

a. /onta1o r#*ed that +orti**ano is entit*ed to his c*ais. The Co#rt o) Appea*s a))ired the decision

o) /onta1o.

2. On appea*, Continenta* Stee* insisted that +orti**ano is not entit*ed eca#se #nder the C3A, death

ene)its are a(arded i) an ep*o$ee4s *eitiate dependent has died5 #t that in this case, no 6death7 has

occ#rred eca#se the )et#s died inside the (o o) the other, that a )et#s has no 8#ridica* persona*it$

eca#se it (as never orn p#rs#ant to Artic*e 2& o) the Civi* Code (hich provides a conceived chi*d

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ac9#ires persona*it$ on*$ (hen it is orn5 that the )et#s (as not orn hence it is not a *eitiate

dependent as contep*ated $ the C3A nor did it s#))er death as contep*ated #nder civi* *a(s.

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!. :hether or not the )et#s is a *eitiate dependent;

%. :hether or not a person has to e orn e)ore it co#*d die;

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!. Yes. In the )irst p*ace, the )act o) arriae et(een +orti**ano and his (i)e (as never p#t in 9#estion,

hence the$ are pres#ed to e arried. Second, chi*drenco'cee( or bor'd#rin the arriae o) the

parents are *eitiate. +ence, the #norn chi*d