Article VI: The Legislative Department

Section 30. Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

First Lepanto Ceramics v. CA, 237 SCRA 519, 1994

FACTS:
The Board of Investments (BOI) granted petitioner First Lepanto Ceramics, Inc.'s
application to amend its BOI certificate of registration by changing the scope of its
registered product from "glazed floor tiles" to "ceramic tiles"
Mariwasa filed a petition for review with CA pursuant to Circular 1-91 issued by the
Supreme Court.
Petitioner argues that the appellate jurisdiction over the BOI case is exclusively vested
with the Supreme Court pursuant to Article 82 of the Omnibus Investments Code of
1987.
ISSSUE:
Whether the 1987 Omnibus Investments Code (EO 226) is valid
RULING:
NO. Art. 82 of the 1987 Omnibus Investments Code (EO 226), by providing for direct
appeals to the Supreme Court from the decisions and final orders of the BOI, increases
the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Since it was enacted without the advice
and concurrence of the Supreme Court, this provision never became effective. This also
could not be deemed to have amended BP 129 which provides for appellate jurisdiction
of the Court of Appeals over decisions of BOI.