Rodrigo, a fisherman, sustained a minor laceration on his right hand while unloading his catch at the Navotas Fish Port due to a sharp edge on a loading ramp that was later confirmed to have been left in a defective state by the Navotas Fish Port Authority (NFPA). A port medic attended to Rodrigo immediately, applied first aid, and advised him to proceed to a nearby clinic for proper wound cleaning and suturing, and to strictly avoid exposing the wound to seawater. Rodrigo ignored the advice, washed the wound with seawater, and continued working for the next five days. The wound became severely infected due to bacterial contamination from the seawater, ultimately requiring the amputation of two fingers. Rodrigo filed an action for damages against the NFPA for the loss of his two fingers, arguing that the defective loading ramp maintained by the NFPA was the cause of his injury. Is the NFPA liable for the loss of Rodrigo's two fingers? (Bar 2026 Syllabus)