June 6, 2017

RES JUDICATA DOES NOT APPLY WHERE ONE CASE INVOLVES DISMISSAL DUE TO ILLEGAL STRIKE AND THE OTHER DISMISSAL DUE TO RETRENCHMENT

Res judicata literally means ‘a matter adjudged; a thing judicially acted upon or decided; [or] a thing or matter settled by judgment.’” Res judicata “lays the rule […]
February 13, 2018

SECOND MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION MAY BE ENTERTAINED BY THE SUPREME COURT EN BANC EVEN FOR CASE RESOLVED BY SC DIVISION AS FINAL AND EXECUTORY

Second motion for reconsideration can only be entertained before the ruling sought to be reconsidered becomes final by operation of law or by the Court’s declaration. […]
March 29, 2018

SECOND MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION IS ALLOWED FOR HIGHER INTEREST OF JUSTICE

Second Motion for Reconsideration is allowed for higher interest of justice. The post below is part of this author’s digest of the decision of the Supreme […]
April 6, 2018

FASAP CASE RESOLVED BY THE SUPREME COURT

FASAP, or the Flight Attendants and Stewards Association of the Philippines, has long been fighting the case of illegal retrenchment against PAL. The case has caught […]
May 22, 2018

Motion for Leave Once Granted the Second Motion is not Anymore Prohibited

Motion for leave to file the second Motion for Reconsideration is no longer prohibited once it is granted. The SC granted leave to file the Supplemental […]
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