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Rodolfo “Dolphy” V. Quizon had named his long-time life partner Zsa Zsa Padilla and his son
Eric Quizon as co-executors in his last will and testament so they can manage his estate after his
demise. As co-executors, both of them will administer and conserve Dolphy’s properties and other
assets until his estate has fully paid all his outstanding debts and his remaining properties have been
distributed to all his heirs.
Among those on the block are those in Calatagan, Batangas (13 hectares, with several titles);
Gen. Trias, Cavite (five lots); Lian, Batangas (10 properties, one of them on the beach front, with
individual titles); Antipolo, Rizal (one); Novaliches, Quezon City; Sta. Maria, Laguna (two lots beside
each other); Samar (15 hectares); Baguio City (one hectare); and Balagtas, Bulacan (two lots, one big
and the other smaller). — these are the properties the want to auction and the total amount of
these would be divided among the 18 children of the comedian
“There are other properties aside from but we are keeping them,” said Eric.
Dolphy’s long-time partner Zsa Zsa Padilla and his son Eric Quizon have revealed that the
comedy king did leave a last will and testament, of which they are co-executors.
Eric Quizon, the final executor of the Comedy King’s final wishes, said that his father made
him promise everything will be equal in terms of dividing his assets among his 18 children
Quizon admitted there were several problems and challenges their family has to face in the
past months because of the inheritance issue but with the help of Dolphy’s partner, ZsaZsa Padilla,
everything eventually fell into place.
Before his father died a year ago, he made Quizon promise that no one will fight one
another over the division of his estate. The Comedy King has been active in showbiz industry for
decades, and was believed to be among the highest paid celebrities in the country when he died.
However, both Cabrera and Coo said that Dolphy’s will might not even be followed.
According to Philippine law, leaving a will does not mean that a person can freely distribute his or
her properties after death. The law requires a portion of the deceased's estate to be reserved for
certain heirs called "compulsory heirs." In this case, the compulsory heirs are Dolphy's children.
Cabrera explained that whatever is in Dolphy's will, which has not been divulged publicly, the law
already requires half of his estate to go to Nicole, and the other half to her siblings. Nothing of
Dolphy's estate would be left to be given out by will. Coo further pointed out that the mothers of
Dolphy’s children are not entitled to inherit from him.
The adopted 22-year-old daughter of the late Rodolfo “Dolphy” Vera Quizon may very well
inherit half of the late actor-comedian’s estate, leaving the other half to be shared by the 16 living
children he sired without the benefit of marriage.
Since Philippine laws on succession prioritize legitimate children, Nicole Quizon – legally
adopted by Dolphy in 1990 – gets a much bigger inheritance under the law than any of her siblings.
Lawyer Toni Coo of the law firm Coo & Partners explained to GMA News Online that under
the Domestic Adoption Law, a legally adopted child is considered legitimate. Coo & Partners
specializes in succession cases. “In this situation, since Nicole is the only legitimate child, she will be
entitled to half of the entire estate of Dolphy,” Coo explained. The rest of the Quizon brood will
divide the remaining half of Dolphy’s estate among themselves, Coo said, citing Article 895 of the
Civil Code.
B. FERDINAND MARCOS
[Note that’s $800 x 10²⁴³ if I counted the zeros correctly. That’s a lot of lumpia! - AK)
1. The gross estate of Mr. Manny Pacquiao being a resident citizen of the Philippines shall
include all his properties wherever situated which would amount to over trillions, as
enumerated in the illustration or
2. The gross estate of Mr. Manny Pacquiao being a Filipino citizen residing in California is also
808,000,000 pesos because Filipino citizens z whether residing or not in the Philippines, are
subject to estate tax in the same manner.
3. The gross estate of Mr. Manny Pacquiao being a resident of United States is also 808,000,000
pesos because residents of the Philippines, whether Filipino citizens or aliens are subject to
estate tax in the same manner.
4. The gross estate of Mr. Pacquiao, being a resident of United States residing in United States
(Los Angeles)(non-resident alien in the Philippines but resident citizen in Los Angeles) shall
consist only of his property situated in the Philippines.