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2008-07-21 |
REYES, R.T., J. |
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| Mathematically speaking therefore, complainant's [Oxales] benefits received amounting to P1,599,179.00 under Trust Fund A together with the cash equivalent of his unused leaves which has an amount of P176,313.06 and his contribution in the Trust Fund B amounting to P397,738.33 are way above the entitlement he could have received under Republic Act 7641, otherwise known as the New Retirement Law.[32] (Underscoring supplied) Both law[33] and jurisprudence[34] mandate that if the terms of a contract are clear and leave no doubt upon the intention of the contracting parties, the literal meaning of its stipulations shall control. Thus, if the terms of a writing are plain and unambiguous, there is no room for construction, since the only purpose of judicial construction is to remove doubt and uncertainty.[35] Only where the language of a contract is ambiguous and uncertain that a court may, under well-established rules of construction, interfere to reach a proper construction and make certain that which in itself is uncertain.[36] Where the language of a contract is plain and unambiguous, its meaning should be determined without reference to extrinsic facts or aids.[37] | |||||