CALTEX (PHILIPPINES), INC., petitioner-appellee, vs ENRICO PALOMAR, in his capacity as THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, respondent-appellant (18 SCRA 247) FACTS: In 19!, Calte" #ro$%&t a#o$t a pro'otional s&e'e alled Calte" *ooded +$'p Contest &i& alls or partiipants to .esti'ate t&e at$al n$'#er o liters a &ooded %as p$'p ea& Calte" station ill dispense d$rin% a spei/ed period0. T&e ontest is open to .all 'otor ve&ile oners andor liensed drivers0 T&ere is neit&er a ee or onsideration re3$ired nor a p$r&ase re3$ired to #e 'ade0 ntr5 or's are availa#le $pon re3$est at ea& Calte" station and t&ere is also a sealed an &ere ao'plis&ed s$& or's 'a5 #e deposited0 Calte" antiipated t&e e"tensive $se o 'ails or p$#lii6in% t&e ontest, t&$s, Calte" sent representatives representatives to t&e postal a$t&orities or t&e ontest to #e leared in advane or 'ailin% &i& t&e +ost'aster eneral eneral delined to %rant in vie o setions 194 (a), 1982, and 198 o t&e Revised Ad'inistrative Code (Anti-lotter5 provisions o t&e +ostal a), &i& pro&i#its t&e $se o 'ail in onve5in% an5 inor'ation onernin% non-'aila#le s&e'es, s$& as lotter5, %it enterprise, or si'ilar s&e'e0 Calte" so$%&t or a reonsideration and stressed t&at t&ere as no onsideration involved in t&e part o t&e ontestant(s) ontestant(s) #$t t&e +ost'aster eneral 'aintained t&eir vie and even t&reatened Calte" t&at i t&e ontest as ond$ted, .a ra$d order ill &ave to #e iss$ed a%ainst it (Calte") and all its representatives T&is leads to Calte";s /lin% o t&is petition or delarator5 relie0 T&e o$rt r$led r$led t&at t&e .petitioner .petitioner does not violate t&e +ostal +ostal a and t&e t&e respondent respondent &as no ri%&t to #ar t&e p$#li distri#$tion or said r$les #5 t&e 'ails0 T&e respondent appealed0 ISS<: =&et&er or not t&e petition states a s$>ient a$se o ation or delarator5 relie R<I?: @es, @es, t&e petition petition states a s$>ient s$>ient a$se o ation or delarator5 delarator5 relie relie00 As stated in in setion 1 o o R$le o t&e old R$les o Co$rt, delarator5 relie is availa#le to an5 person &ose ri%&ts are aeted #5 a stat$te 0 0 0 to deter'ine an5 3$estion o onstr$tion onstr$tion or validit5 arisin% $nder t&e 0 0 0 stat$te and or a delaration o &is ri%&ts t&ere$nder0 In t&e ase at #ar, Calte" o$nd e"pedient to re3$est t&e +ost'aster +ost'aster eneral or an advane learane o t&e 'ails to #e $sed in t&e disse'ination o inor'ation0 *oever, t&e +ost'aster eneral sa a violation t&ereo in t&e proposed s&e'e and aordin%l5 delined t&e re3$est0 A point o dierene as to t&e orret onstr$tion onstr$tion to #e %iven to t&e applia#le stat$te as t&$s rea&ed0 Constr$tion, veril5, is t&e art or proess o disoverin% and e"po$ndin% e"po$ndin% t&e 'eanin% and intention o t&e a$t&ors o t&e la it& respet to its appliation to a %iven ase, &ere t&at intention is rendered do$#t$l, a'on%st ot&ers, #5 reason o t&e at t&at t&e %iven ase is not e"pliitl5 provided or in t&e la0 =&et&er or not t&e s&e'e proposed #5 t&e appellee is it&in t&e overa%e o t&e pro&i#itive provisions o t&e +ostal a inesapa#l5 re3$ires an in3$ir5 into t&e intended 'eanin% o t&e ords $sed t&erein0 T&is is as '$& a 3$estion o onstr$tion or interpretation as an5 ot&er0 T&ereore, T&ereore, t&e petition states states a s$>ient s$>ient a$se o ation or delarator5 delarator5 relie relie00 MAPALAD AISPORNA, petitioner, vs0 THE COURT O APPEALS an! THE PEOPLE O THE PHILIPPINES, respondents (11 SCRA 49) FACTS:
