April 16, 2017

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE REGLEMENTARY PERIOD TO FILE PETITION FOR REVIEW ON CERTIORARI IS 45 DAYS NOT 60 DAYS

Nueva Ecija II Electric Cooperative, Inc., et al. vs. Elmer B. Mapagu G.R. No. 196084, February 15, 2017 Facts: Respondent Elmer B. Mapagu (Mapagu) was employed […]
July 23, 2017

CERTIORARI SHOULD BE FILED WITHIN NON-EXTENDIBLE PERIOD OF 60 DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF COUNSEL OF THE ORDER AND NOT OF PARTY

Certiorari is a prerogative writ which must be filed within 60 days from receipt of counsel of the Order. This is a non-extendible period. The reckoning […]
July 24, 2019

DISMISSAL FOR LOSS OF TRUST AND CONFIDENCE OF A SUPERVISOR WHO TOOK AND USED THE COMPANY MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES AND REPLACED THEM WITH THOSE PURCHASED OUTSIDE IS VALID

A supervisor who took and used the company’s supplies and materials may be validly dismissed for loss of trust and confidence having knowingly violated the company […]
July 10, 2022

INTRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE IN APPELLATE COURT AND NATURE OF PETITION FOR REVIEW ON CERTIORARI

As a rule, the Court of Appeals (CA) or the appellate court for that matter does not allow presentation of evidence. In Maralit vs. Philippine National […]