Philipine Reports Citation: 101 Phil. 1196-1197 (Unreported Case)Ponente: Justice J.B.L ReyesCARIDAD ONGSIACO, ET. AL., plaintiffs appellantsvs.EMILIA ONGSIACO, ET. AL., defendants appelleesGR. No. 7510, 30 March 1957Appeal fr! a" r#er f t$e Curt f t$e %irst I"sta"ce f Nueva Eci&a 'Civil Case N. ())*,+ra"ti"+ t$e !ti" t #is!iss t$e c!plai"t f Cari#a# O"+siac a"# $er $us,a"# a+ai"st $ersister E!ilia a"# t$e latter-s $us,a"#. T$e c!plai"t alle+e# t$ree '.* causes f acti". I" t$e!ti" t #is!iss, it /as alle+e# t$at all t$e causes f acti" $a# ,ec!e ,arre# ,y e0ti"ctiveprescripti".1. First Cause of Action Alle+e# Revcati" f t$e D"ati". T$e cause f acti" fr t$erevcati" f t$e #"ati" !a#e ,y t$e #"r, Gr+"ia 2#a. #e O"+siac, accrue# fr!t$e ti!e t$e #"ee, E!ilia O"+siac, faile# t pay t$e yearly pe"si" f 3$31,444 t t$e#"r, a"# t$at /as " .4 Septe!,er 15.4. 6e"ce, t$e acti" t rev7e, ,ei"+ ,ase# " a/ritte" c"tract, prescri,e# te" years t$ereafter, i.e., " .4 Septe!,er 1584, u"#er sec. 8.f Act 154, l"+ ,efre t$e prese"t case /as i"stitute#.9. !econd Cause of Action C"structi" f t$e Di7es I"terferi"+ /it$ Appella"ts- Ease!e"tf Drai"a+e. T$e ,asis f t$is cause f acti" ca" "ly ,e t$e le+al servitu#e f #rai"a+ef rural estate re+ulate# ,y Art. ))9 f 1::5 Civil C#e '"he #ld Ci$il Code*. Si"ce t$ee"&y!e"t f t$is servitu#e #es "t #epe"# up" acts f !a" ,ecause #esce"t f rai"/ater fr! t$e $i+$er t t$e l/er estates is #ue t t$e frce f +ravity, t$is ease!e"t!ust ,e classe# a!"+ t$e c"ti"uus "es 'Article ).9, Ol# Civil C#e; Article