G.R. No.

112844 June 2, 1995

PHILIPPINE MERCHANT MARINE SCHOOL, INC., vs. CA
FACTS:
Petitioner PHILIPPINE MERCHANT MARINE SCHOOL, INC. (PMMSI), was establishe in Manila in !"#$ to train an %ro&'e
'o(%etent (arine o))i'ers.
P&bli' res%onent *e%art(ent o) E&'ation, C&lt&re an S%orts (*ECS) has re%eatel+ isa%%rove %etitioner,s re-&ests )or
renewal %er(it.re'o/nition &e to the )ollowin/ re'&rrent violations a/ainst %&bli' res%onent0s orers1
!). That Petitioner is orere to 'ease o%eratin/ witho&t a renewal %er(it.re'o/nition2
3.) That Petitioner is e)i'ient in ter(s o) the (ini(&( re-&ire(ents as %rovie in *ECS Orer No. III, series o) !"45, whi'h
re)ers to the %oli'ies an stanars )or Mariti(e E&'ation Plan.
6.) The Petitioner s'hool has not a'-&ire its own s'hool site an b&ilin/. The %resent s'hool 'a(%&s is not 'on&'ive )or
trainin/ an is )o&n to be ver+ li(ite in s%a'e so that there is i))i'&lt+ )or s'hool evelo%(ent an e7%ansion.
8.) That the %etitioner is orere to %hase9o&t its Marine En/ineerin/ an Marine Trans%ortation 'o&rses.
*es%ite these violations, %etitioner still 'ontin&e to enrol st&ents an still o))ere 'o&rses in Marine En/ineerin/ an Marine
Trans%ortation. The *ECS in)or(e %etitioner that it ha re'eive re%orts that %etitioner enrolle )resh(en )or its (ariti(e
%ro/ra(s whi'h were orere %hase o&t.
Petitioner (ove )or re'onsieration re/arin/ the non9'o(%lian'e with the *ECS0 (ini(&( re-&ire(ents an s&bse-&entl+
(ove )or re'onsieration re/arin/ the %hasin/ o&t o) the two Marine 'o&rses state above. :oth (otions were enie b+ the
*ECS.
Petitioner a%%eale to the O))i'e o) the Presient. Penin/ a%%eal, the *ECS iss&e a Clos&re Orer. Therea)ter, %etitioner
so&/ht re'onsieration o) the Clos&re Orer alle/in/ 'o(%lian'e with the *ECS0 re-&ire(ents.
The O))i'e o) the Presient is(isse the a%%eal )inin/ no reason to ist&rb the *ECS0 a'tion. Petitioner (ove )or
re'onsieration %ra+in/ that the 'ase be re(ane to the *ECS )or another o'&lar ins%e'tion an eval&ation o) its alle/e
i(%rove )a'ilities. Petitioner an'hore its (otion on the %ro%osition that sin'e it ha (ae s&bstantial i(%rove(ents on s'hool
e-&i%(ent an )a'ilities there e7iste no vali /ro&n to en+ the( a %er(it to o))er (ariti(e 'o&rses. A)ter another 'ir'&(s%e't
review o) the 'ase, the O))i'e o) the Presient )o&n no 'o/ent reason to set asie its %revio&s resol&tion.
Petitioner assaile both resol&tions o) the O))i'e o) the Presient be)ore res%onent Co&rt o) A%%eals b+ wa+ o) certiorari. It
alle/e that the resol&tions )aile to (eet the 'onstit&tional re-&ire(ent o) &e %ro'ess be'a&se the basis )or a))ir(in/ the *ECS
%hase9o&t an 'los&re orers was not s&))i'ientl+ is'lose.
Res%onent CA is(isse the %etition an enie the (otion )or re'onsieration.
ISSUE:
;hether or not %etitioner was enie &e %ro'ess o) law.
RULING:
Set a/ainst the re'ors o) the 'ase, the assertion o) %etitioner that it was e%rive o) its ri/ht to a hearin/ an an+ o%%ort&nit+
whatsoever to 'orre't the alle/e e)i'ien'ies reail+ 'olla%ses. The earlier narration o) )a'ts 'learl+ e(onstrates that be)ore the
*ECS iss&e the %hase9o&t an 'los&re orers, %etitioner was &l+ noti)ie, warne an /iven several o%%ort&nities to 'orre't its
e)i'ien'ies an to 'o(%l+ with %ertinent orers an re/&lations.
;e a/ree with the observation o) the O))i'e o) the Soli'itor <eneral that =
As lon/ as the %arties were /iven o%%ort&nit+ to be hear be)ore >&/(ent was renere, the e(ans o) &e
%ro'ess were s&))i'ientl+ (et (Lino v. COMELEC, !"8 SCRA 3#). It sho&l also be note that %etitioner herein
re%eatel+ so&/ht re'onsieration o) the vario&s orers o) res%onent *ECS an its (otions were &l+
'onsiere b+ res%onent *ECS to the e7tent o) allowin/ an /rantin/ its re-&est )or re9ins%e'tion o) its
%re(ises. In 'onne'tion therewith, it has been r&le that the o%%ort&nit+ to be hear is the essen'e o)
%ro'e&ral &e %ro'ess an that an+ e)e't is '&re b+ the )ilin/ o) a (otion )or re'onsieration (Meenilla v.
Civil Servi'e Co((ission, !"8 SCRA 354)
Petition *ENIE*.