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Jan 23, 2006 civil-law final-judgment dispositive-portion execution immutability-of-judgment

Why the Dispositive Portion of a Final Judgment Controls in Philippine Courts

A final judgment is immutable. The dispositive portion, not the body, controls. Learn the rule from Florentino v. Rivera.