Short answer. Appealing alone does not stop it. Under Rule 70, Section 19, execution issues immediately on motion unless the defendant does three things: perfects the appeal, files a sufficient supersedeas bond approved by the Municipal Trial Court, and keeps depositing the rent as it falls due during the appeal.
What the law says
execution shall issue immediately upon motion, unless an appeal has been perfected and the defendant to stay execution files a sufficient supersedeas bond, approved by the Municipal Trial Court and executed in favor of the plaintiff to pay the rents, damages, and costs accruing down to the time of the judgment appealed from
Rule 70, Section 19 — Immediate execution of judgment; how to stay same. Read the full provision →
What the law says
Should the defendant fail to make the payments above prescribed from time to time during the pendency of the appeal, the appellate court, upon motion of the plaintiff, and upon proof of such failure, shall order the execution of the judgment appealed from with respect to the restoration of possession
Rule 70, Section 19 — Immediate execution of judgment; how to stay same. Read the full provision →
Why an appeal by itself changes nothing
In most civil cases an appeal suspends the judgment. Ejectment is deliberately different. Section 19 says execution shall issue immediately upon motion, and the exceptions that follow are the only way to hold it back. The reason is that these cases are about who physically occupies land while a longer fight over rights goes on, and a losing occupant who could simply appeal and stay put would gain years of free possession. So the rule reverses the usual position: possession moves unless the defendant does something specific.
The three requirements, all of them
First, the appeal must be perfected. Second, the defendant must file a sufficient supersedeas bond, approved by the Municipal Trial Court and executed in favour of the plaintiff, covering the rents, damages and costs accruing down to the time of the judgment appealed from. Third, the defendant must keep depositing the rent falling due during the appeal. Missing any one of the three leaves the judgment executable. The bond deals with what is already owed; the deposits deal with what accrues while the appeal runs.
What happens if the deposits stop
The section addresses this directly. Where the defendant fails to make the payments during the appeal, the appellate court, on the plaintiff's motion and on proof of the failure, shall order the execution of the judgment appealed from with respect to the restoration of possession. Note the word shall, and note the limited scope: what is executed is the restoration of possession. The section adds that this execution is not a bar to the appeal taking its course until it is finally decided on the merits — you lose the premises, not the case.
Treat the deadlines as the real defence
The stay is mechanical rather than discretionary, which cuts both ways. A defendant who does all three things on time is protected; one who is a few weeks late on a deposit hands the other side a motion that the court is directed to grant. Diarise every payment date, keep proof of each deposit, and do not assume that a pending appeal or an ongoing settlement discussion excuses a missed one. This page explains the rule; the amounts and dates in your own case come from the judgment itself.