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Philippine Supreme Court Jurisprudence > Year 1990 > December 1990 Decisions > [G.R. No. 93054 : December
4, 1990.] 192 SCRA 100 Cordillera Regional Assembly Member ALEXANDER P. ORDILLO, (Banaue), Ifugao
Provincial Board Member CORAZON MONTINIG, (Mayoyao), Former Vice-Mayor MARTIN UDAN (Banaue),
Municipal Councilors MARTIN GANO, (Lagawe), and TEODORO HEWE, (Hingyon), Barangay Councilman PEDRO
W. DULAG (Lamut); Aguinaldo residents SANDY B. CHANGIWAN, and DONATO TIMAGO; Lamut resident REY
Custom Search ANTONIO; Kiangan residents ORLANDO PUGUON, and REYNAND DULDULAO; Lagawe residents TOMAS
KIMAYONG, GREGORIO DANGO, GEORGE B. BAYWONG, and VICENTE LUNAG; Hingyon residents PABLO M.
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DULNUAN and CONSTANCIO GANO; Mayoyao residents PEDRO M. BAOANG, LEONARDO IGADNA, and MAXIMO
IGADNA; and Banaue residents PUMA-A CULHI, LATAYON BUTTIG, MIGUEL PUMELBAN, ANDRES ORDILLO,
FEDERICO MARIANO, SANDY BINOMNGA, GABRIEL LIMMANG, ROMEO TONGALI, RUBEN BAHATAN, MHOMDY
GABRIEL, and NADRES GHAMANG, Petitioners, vs. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS; The Honorable FRANKLIN
M. DRILON, Secretary of Justice; Hon. CATALINO MACARAIG, Executive Secretary; The Cabinet Officer for
ChanRobles On-Line Bar Review Regional Development; Hon. GUILLERMO CARAGUE, Secretary of Budget and Management; and Hon. ROSALINA
S. CAJUCOM, OIC, National Treasurer, Respondents.:
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[G.R. No. 93054 : December 4, 1990.]
192 SCRA 100
Cordillera Regional Assembly Member ALEXANDER P. ORDILLO, (Banaue),
Ifugao Provincial Board Member CORAZON MONTINIG, (Mayoyao), Former
Vice-Mayor MARTIN UDAN (Banaue), Municipal Councilors MARTIN GANO,
(Lagawe), and TEODORO HEWE, (Hingyon), Barangay Councilman PEDRO W.
DULAG (Lamut); Aguinaldo residents SANDY B. CHANGIWAN, and DONATO
TIMAGO; Lamut resident REY ANTONIO; Kiangan residents ORLANDO
PUGUON, and REYNAND DULDULAO; Lagawe residents TOMAS KIMAYONG,
GREGORIO DANGO, GEORGE B. BAYWONG, and VICENTE LUNAG; Hingyon
residents PABLO M. DULNUAN and CONSTANCIO GANO; Mayoyao residents
PEDRO M. BAOANG, LEONARDO IGADNA, and MAXIMO IGADNA; and Banaue
residents PUMA-A CULHI, LATAYON BUTTIG, MIGUEL PUMELBAN, ANDRES
ORDILLO, FEDERICO MARIANO, SANDY BINOMNGA, GABRIEL LIMMANG,
DebtKollect Company, Inc. ROMEO TONGALI, RUBEN BAHATAN, MHOMDY GABRIEL, and NADRES
GHAMANG, Petitioners, vs. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS; The Honorable
FRANKLIN M. DRILON, Secretary of Justice; Hon. CATALINO MACARAIG,
Executive Secretary; The Cabinet Officer for Regional Development; Hon.
GUILLERMO CARAGUE, Secretary of Budget and Management; and Hon.
ROSALINA S. CAJUCOM, OIC, National Treasurer, Respondents.
DECISION
The question raised in this petition is whether or not the province of Ifugao, being the
only province which voted favorably for the creation of the Cordillera Autonomous
Region can, alone, legally and validly constitute such Region.
The antecedent facts that gave rise to this petition are as follows:
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ChanRobles Intellectual Property On January 30, 1990, the people of the provinces of Benguet, Mountain Province,
Division Ifugao, Abra and Kalinga-Apayao and the city of Baguio cast their votes in a plebiscite
held pursuant to Republic Act No. 6766 entitled "An Act Providing for an Organic Act
for the Cordillera Autonomous Region."
The official Commission on Elections (COMELEC) results of the plebiscite showed that
the creation of the Region was approved by a majority of 5,889 votes in only the
Ifugao Province and was overwhelmingly rejected by 148,676 votes in the rest of the
provinces and city above-mentioned.
Consequently, the COMELEC, on February 14, 1990, issued Resolution No. 2259 stating
that the Organic Act for the Region has been approved and/or ratified by majority of
the votes cast only in the province of Ifugao. On the same date, the Secretary of
Justice issued a memorandum for the President reiterating the COMELEC resolution
and provided:
". . . [A]nd considering the proviso in Sec. 13(A) that only the provinces and city
voting favorably shall be included in the CAR, the province of Ifugao being the only
province which voted favorably — then, alone, legally and validly constitutes the CAR."
(Rollo, p. 7)
As a result of this, on March 8, 1990, Congress enacted Republic Act No. 6861 setting
the elections in the Cordillera Autonomous Region of Ifugao on the first Monday of
March 1991.: nad
Even before the issuance of the COMELEC resolution, the Executive Secretary on
February 5, 1990 issued a Memorandum granting authority to wind up the affairs of
the Cordillera Executive Board and the Cordillera Regional Assembly created under
Executive Order No. 220.
On March 9, 1990, the petitioner filed a petition with COMELEC to declare the non-
ratification of the Organic Act for the Region. The COMELEC merely noted said petition.
On March 30, 1990, the President issued Administrative Order No. 160 declaring
among others that the Cordillera Executive Board and Cordillera Regional Assembly
and all the offices created under Executive Order No. 220 were abolished in view of the
December-1990 ratification of the Organic Act.- nad
Jurisprudence The petitioners maintain that there can be no valid Cordillera Autonomous Region in
only one province as the Constitution and Republic Act No. 6766 require that the said
[G.R. No. 32945 : December 3, 1990.] MARIANO T. Region be composed of more than one constituent unit.
NASSER, Petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS,
HON. MALCOLM SARMIENTO, in his capacity as The petitioners, then, pray that the Court: (1) declare null and void COMELEC
Presiding Judge, Court of First Instance of Pampanga,
resolution No. 2259, the memorandum of the Secretary of Justice, the memorandum
Branch I, AURORA RIVERA CANLAS, PATERNO R.
CANLAS, and TOMAS CENTILLAS, Respondents. [G.R. of the Executive Secretary, Administrative Order No. 160, and Republic Act No. 6861
No. 32946. December 3, 1990.] MARIANO T. NASSER, and prohibit and restrain the respondents from implementing the same and spending
Petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS, PATERNO R. public funds for the purpose and (2) declare Executive Order No. 220 constituting the
CANLAS, AURORA RIVERA-CANLAS, TOMAS
CENTILLAS and THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF SAN Cordillera Executive Board and the Cordillera Regional Assembly and other offices to be
ISIDRO, DAVAO ORIENTAL, Respondents. still in force and effect until another organic law for the Autonomous Region shall have
been enacted by Congress and the same is duly ratified by the voters in the
[G.R. No. 39430 : December 3, 1990.] FRANCISCO
MANLAPAZ, DELFIN SANGCAP, DOMINGO SANGCAP, constituent units. We treat the Comments of the respondents as an answer and decide
PEDRO CUNANAN, FAUSTO DE LA PENA and the case.
HONORATA DE LA PENA, Petitioners, vs. HON. COURT
OF APPEALS, HON. JUDGE LORENZO R. MOSQUEDA, This petition is meritorious.
HON. JUDGE VIRGILIO CANIVEL, TEODORO RIVERA,
PABLO RIVERA, RENATO RIVERA and BONIFACIO The sole province of Ifugao cannot validly constitute the Cordillera Autonomous
RIVERA, Respondents.
Region.
[G.R. No. 55466 : December 3, 1990.] MANILA It is explicit in Article X, Section 15 of the 1987 Constitution that:
SURETY & FIDELITY CO., INC., Petitioner, vs. COURT
OF APPEALS and WILLIAM H. QUASHA, Respondents. "Section 15. There shall be created autonomous regions in Muslim Mindanao
[G.R. No. 78778 : December 3, 1990.] 191 SCRA and in the Cordillera consisting of provinces, cities, municipalities and
814 LEONIDA CORONADO, FELIX BUENO, MELANIA geographical areas sharing common and distinctive historical and cultural
RETIZOS, BERNARDINO BUENASEDA and JOVITA heritage, economic and social structures, and other relevant characteristics
MONTEFALCON, Petitioners, vs. THE COURT OF
APPEALS and JUANA BUENO ALBOVIAS, Respondents. within the framework of this Constitution and the national sovereignty as well
as territorial integrity of the Republic of the Philippines." (Emphasis Supplied)
[G.R. No. 79560 : December 3, 1990.] 191 SCRA
823 ANDRES E. DITAN, Petitioner, vs. PHILIPPINE The keywords — provinces, cities, municipalities and geographical areas connote that
OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION "region" is to be made up of more than one constituent unit. The term "region" used in
ADMINISTRATOR, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
COMMISSION, ASIAWORLD RECRUITMENT, INC., its ordinary sense means two or more provinces. This is supported by the fact that the
AND/OR INTRACO SALES CORPORATION, thirteen (13) regions into which the Philippines is divided for administrative purposes
Respondents. are groupings of contiguous provinces. (Integrated Reorganization Plan (1972), which
[G.R. No. 80904 : December 3, 1990.] 191 SCRA was made as part of the law of the land by P.D. No. 1; P.D. No. 742) Ifugao is a
830 BALTAZAR, PEDRO, URSULA, and DOMINGO, all province by itself. To become part of a region, it must join other provinces, cities,
surnamed PANTIG, Petitioners, vs. VENANCIO
municipalities, and geographical areas. It joins other units because of their common
BALTAZAR, Respondent.
and distinctive historical and cultural heritage, economic and social structures and
[G.R. No. 82115 : December 3, 1990.] 191 SCRA other relevant characteristics. The Constitutional requirements are not present in this
836 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, case.- nad
vs. ROMEO ORTIZ y BALLARES, Accused-Appellant.
The well-established rule in statutory construction that the language of the
[G.R. No. 84884 : December 3, 1990.] EULALIO M.
RUIZ and ILUMINADA RUIZ, Petitioners, vs. HON. Constitution, as much as possible should be understood in the sense it has in common
DOROTEO N. CANEBA, THE CITY SHERIFF OF MANILA use and that the words used in constitutional provisions are to be given their ordinary
AND/OR HIS DEPUTIES, ZENAIDA SANGALANG and meaning except where technical terms are employed, must then, be applied in this
ADOLFO CRUZ, Respondents.
case. (See Baranda v. Gustilo, 165 SCRA 757, 770, [1988]; J.M. Tuason & Co., Inc. v.
[G.R. No. 87264 : December 3, 1990.] MARIANO Land Tenure Administration, 31 SCRA 413, 422-423 [1970]).
DINGLASAN and FELICIDAD DINGLASAN, Petitioners,
vs. THE HON. MARIA ALICIA M. AUSTRIA, Presiding Aside from the 1987 Constitution, a reading of the provisions of Republic Act No. 6766
Judge of Branch 159, Regional Trial Court, Pasig,
strengthens the petitioner's position that the Region cannot be constituted from only
Metro Manila, National Capital Judicial Region, The
GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, and one province.
CONCEPCION T. TINIO, Respondents.
Article III, Sections 1 and 2 of the Statute provide that the Cordillera Autonomous
Region is to be administered by the Cordillera government consisting of the Regional
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[G.R. No. 89545 : December 3, 1990.] SPOUSES Government and local government units. It further provides that:
ROLANDO DOLORFINO and MONINA FULE,
Petitioners, vs. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, "SECTION 2. The Regional Government shall exercise powers and functions
SEVERO ALCOS and EFIGENIA DE LUNA-ALCOS,
Respondents. necessary for the proper governance and development of all provinces, cities,
municipalities, and barangay or ili within the Autonomous Region . . ."
[UDK No. 9864 : December 3, 1990.] RUFINA VDA.
DE TANGUB, Petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, From these sections, it can be gleaned that Congress never intended that a single
PRESIDING JUDGE of the [CAR] RTC, Branch 4, Iligan province may constitute the autonomous region. Otherwise, we would be faced with
City, and SPOUSES DOMINGO and EUGENIA MARTIL,
Respondents.
the absurd situation of having two sets of officials, a set of provincial officials and
another set of regional officials exercising their executive and legislative powers over
[G.R. No. 58668 : December 4, 1990.] 192 SCRA 1 exactly the same small area.
SANTIAGO ESCARTE, JR., ERNESTO VILLANUEVA,
FELIXBERTO VILLANUEVA, and LOURDES Article V, Sections 1 and 4 of Republic Act 6766 vest the legislative power in the
VILLANUEVA, Petitioners, vs. OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES and TEODORO Cordillera Assembly whose members shall be elected from regional assembly districts
MEDINA, Respondents. apportioned among provinces and the cities composing the Autonomous Region. chanrobles
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[G.R. No. 71929 : December 4, 1990.] 192 SCRA 9
ALITALIA, Petitioner, vs. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE If we follow the respondent's position, the members of such Cordillera Assembly shall
COURT and FELIPA E. PABLO, Respondents. then be elected only from the province of Ifugao creating an awkward predicament of
192 SCRA 21 CONSOLACION VILLANUEVA, having two legislative bodies — the Cordillera Assembly and the Sangguniang
Petitioner, vs. THE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE Panlalawigan — exercising their legislative powers over the province of Ifugao. And
COURT, JESUS BERNAS and REMEDIOS Q. BERNAS, since Ifugao is one of the smallest provinces in the Philippines, population-wise, it
Respondents.
would have too many government officials for so few people.:-cralaw
[G.R. No. 80505 : December 4, 1990.] 192 SCRA 28
THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, Article XII, Section 10 of the law creates a Regional Planning and Development Board
vs. MARIO TANDOY y LIM, Defendant-Appellant. composed of the Cordillera Governor, all the provincial governors and city mayors or
their representatives, two members of the Cordillera Assembly, and members
[G.R. No. 80791 : December 4, 1990.] 192 SCRA 34
PEOPLE'S FINANCING CORP. and ENRIQUE V. representing the private sector. The Board has a counterpart in the provincial level
ARCENAS, Petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS called the Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator. The Board's functions
(Sixteenth Division), GAUDIOSO MANLIGUEZ and (Article XII, Section 10, par. 2, Republic Act No. 6766) are almost similar to those of
PURIFICACION MANLIGUEZ, Respondents.
the Provincial Coordinator's (Title Four, Chapter 3, Article 10, Section 220 (4), Batas
[G.R. No. 86586 : December 4, 1990.] 192 SCRA 42 Pambansa Blg. 337 — Local Government Code). If it takes only one person in the
NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION, provincial level to perform such functions while on the other hand it takes an entire
Petitioner, vs. HONORABLE TEODORO P. REGINO,
PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH Board to perform almost the same tasks in the regional level, it could only mean that a
84, QUEZON CITY and CONSTRUCTION SERVICES OF larger area must be covered at the regional level. The respondent's theory of the
AUSTRALIA-PHILIPPINES INC., Respondents. Autonomous Region being made up of a single province must, therefore, fail.
[G.R. No. 86889 : December 4, 1990.] 192 SCRA 51 Article XXI, Section 13 (B) (c) alloting the huge amount of Ten Million Pesos
LUZ FARMS, Petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE
SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN (P10,000,000.00) to the Regional Government for its initial organizational
REFORM, Respondent. requirements cannot be construed as funding only a lone and small province.
[G.R. No. 88177 : December 4, 1990.] 192 SCRA 84 These sections of Republic Act No. 6766 show that a one province Cordillera
DOLORES A. PAREDES, Petitioner, vs. CIVIL SERVICE Autonomous Region was never contemplated by the law creating it.
COMMISSION AND REMEDIOS A. AMOR, Respondents.
[G.R. No. 89530 : December 4, 1990.] 192 SCRA 84 The province of Ifugao makes up only 11% of the total population of the areas
DOLORES A. PAREDES, Petitioner, vs. CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION, MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD enumerated in Article I, Section 2 (b) of Republic Act No. 6766 which include Benguet,
AND REMEDIOS A. AMOR, Respondents. Mountain Province, Abra, Kalinga-Apayao and Baguio City. It has the second smallest
number of inhabitants from among the provinces and city above mentioned. The
[G.R. No. 93054 : December 4, 1990.] 192 SCRA
100 Cordillera Regional Assembly Member Cordillera population is distributed in round figures as follows: Abra, 185,000;
ALEXANDER P. ORDILLO, (Banaue), Ifugao Provincial Benguet, 486,000; Ifugao, 149,000; Kalinga-Apayao, 214,000; Mountain Province,
Board Member CORAZON MONTINIG, (Mayoyao), 116,000; and Baguio City, 183,000; Total population of these five provinces and one
Former Vice-Mayor MARTIN UDAN (Banaue),
Municipal Councilors MARTIN GANO, (Lagawe), and city; 1,332,000 according to the 1990 Census (Manila Standard, September 30, 1990,
TEODORO HEWE, (Hingyon), Barangay Councilman p. 14).
PEDRO W. DULAG (Lamut); Aguinaldo residents
SANDY B. CHANGIWAN, and DONATO TIMAGO; Lamut There are other provisions of Republic Act No. 6766 which are either violated or which
resident REY ANTONIO; Kiangan residents ORLANDO cannot be complied with. Section 16 of Article V calls for a Regional Commission on
PUGUON, and REYNAND DULDULAO; Lagawe
residents TOMAS KIMAYONG, GREGORIO DANGO, Appointments with the Speaker as Chairman and are (6) members coming from
GEORGE B. BAYWONG, and VICENTE LUNAG; Hingyon different provinces and cities in the Region. Under the respondents' view, the
residents PABLO M. DULNUAN and CONSTANCIO Commission would have a Chairman and only one member. It would never have a
GANO; Mayoyao residents PEDRO M. BAOANG,
LEONARDO IGADNA, and MAXIMO IGADNA; and quorum. Section 3 of Article VI calls for cabinet members, as far as practicable, to
Banaue residents PUMA-A CULHI, LATAYON BUTTIG, come from various provinces and cities of the Region. Section 1 of Article VII creates a
MIGUEL PUMELBAN, ANDRES ORDILLO, FEDERICO system of tribal courts for the various indigenous cultural communities of the Region.
MARIANO, SANDY BINOMNGA, GABRIEL LIMMANG,
ROMEO TONGALI, RUBEN BAHATAN, MHOMDY Section 9 of Article XV requires the development of a common regional language based
GABRIEL, and NADRES GHAMANG, Petitioners, vs. THE upon the various languages and dialects in the region which regional language in turn
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS; The Honorable is expected to enrich the national language.
FRANKLIN M. DRILON, Secretary of Justice; Hon.
CATALINO MACARAIG, Executive Secretary; The The entirety of Republic Act No. 6766 creating the Cordillera Autonomous Region is
Cabinet Officer for Regional Development; Hon.
GUILLERMO CARAGUE, Secretary of Budget and infused with provisions which rule against the sole province of Ifugao constituting the
Management; and Hon. ROSALINA S. CAJUCOM, OIC, Region.:-cralaw
National Treasurer, Respondents.
To contemplate the situation envisioned by the respondent would not only violate the
[G.R. No. 30616 : December 10, 1990.] 192 SCRA letter and intent of the Constitution and Republic Act No. 6766 but would also be
110 EUFRACIO D. ROJAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs.
CONSTANCIO B. MAGLANA, Defendant-Appellee. impractical and illogical.
[G.R. No. 36827 : December 10, 1990.] THE Our decision in Abbas, et al. v. COMELEC, (G.R. No. 89651, November 10, 1969), is
DIRECTOR OF FOREST ADMINISTRATION, THE not applicable in the case at bar contrary to the view of the Secretary of Justice.
DIRECTOR OF LANDS and THE REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Petitioners, vs. HON. RAMON C. The Abbas case laid down the rate on the meaning of majority in the phrase "by
FERNANDEZ, HERMOGENES CONCEPCION, JR., and majority of the votes cast by the constituent units called for the purpose" found in the
EMILIO A. GANCAYCO, ET AL., Respondents. [G.R. No.
56622 : December 10, 1990.] THE DIRECTOR OF Constitution, Article X, Section 18. It stated:
LANDS and THE DIRECTOR OF FOREST DEVELOPMENT,
Petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS (Ninth Division), x x x
GREGORIO A. LEGASPI and VALENTINA CERVANIA,
Respondents. [G.R. No. 70076 : December 10, 1990.] ". . . [I]t is thus clear that what is required by the Constitution is simple
REYNALDA ESPEJO, BENITA GARLITOS and majority of votes approving the Organic Act in individual constituent units and
ENRIQUETA OXCIANO, Petitioners, vs. INTERMEDIATE not a double majority of the votes in all constituent units put together, as well
APPELLATE COURT, HON. ANTONIO M. BELEN, as
Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Lingayen, as in the individual constituent units."
Pangasinan Branch XXXVIII and ASTERIO SAURA,
Respondents. This was the pronouncement applied by the Secretary of Justice in arriving at his
conclusion stated in his Memorandum for the President that:
[G.R. No. 44749 : December 10, 1990.] 192 SCRA
141 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, x x x
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vs. MELVIN GIRON y SANTOS, Accused-Appellant. ". . . [i]t is believed that the creation of the Cordillera Autonomous Region
[G.R. No. 50661 : December 10, 1990.] 192 SCRA (CAR) as mandated by R.A. No. 6766 became effective upon its approval by the
151 RUBEN DELFIN, BENITO DOLOSA, CORNELIO majority of the votes cast in the province of Ifugao. And considering the proviso
AGUILAR, ANASTACIO GORDOLA, CESAR PANALIGAN, in Section 13 (a) that only the provinces and city voting favorably shall be
LUIS VIESCA, VICENTE GUADAMOR, JUAN CAGATIN,
SIMEON CHICA, REYNALDO CINCO, WILFREDO IPAS, included in the CAR, the province of Ifugao being the only province which voted
SIMEON TAGAYONA, FLORENCIO SINAMBAN, favorably — can, alone, legally and validly constitute the CAR." (Rollo. p. 40).
FERMINIO DIEGO, POLICARPIO DILE, EDDIE DE
CASTRO, AQUILINO CABILITASAN, CRISOGONO The plebiscites mandated by the Constitution and Republic Act No. 6766 for the
CANTERO, GUALBERTO REBUSTER, RODOLFO Cordillera and Republic Act No. 6734 for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
GATCHALIAN, ANGELITO DOMINGO, FERNANDO
JOVER, RAFAEL SALCEDO, SIMON DIANA, BENJAMIN determine — (1) whether there shall be an autonomous region in the Cordillera and in
GONZALES, JR., BENIGNO ROJA, DEMETRIO SIMEON, Muslim Mindanao and (2) which provinces and cities, among those enumerated in the
JOSE TELAN, HILARIO VILLANUEVA, NICK two Republic Acts, shall comprise said Autonomous Regions. (See III, Record of the
FRANCISCO, PACIFICO DALIPE, EUPEMIO DALITE,
ARTEMIO DE CASTRO, ISABELO RASTICA, ANECITO Constitutional Commission, 487-492 [1986]).
RASTICA, LAMBERTO NIETO, ESMERALDO TATEL,
PASCUAL BATOCTOY, ESMENIO PATRICIO, ARMANDO The Abbas case established the rule to follow on which provinces and cities shall
DE GUZMAN, JESUS MALLARI, JOSE MALLARI, comprise the autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao which is, consequently, the same
SULPICIO MALLARI, GENEROSO COS, AGAPITO rule to follow with regard to the autonomous region in the Cordillera. However, there is
ESPINOSA, VIRGILIO SEVAÑES, RICARDO MANZAN,
OSCAR BENSOL, PABLO DIAGSAY, EMILIO DIAGSAY, nothing in the Abbas decision which deals with the issue on whether an autonomous
PAULINO COMETA, MATERO COREA, BENJAMIN region, in either Muslim Mindanao or Cordillera could exist despite the fact that only
LACANARIA, GAUDY TIU, JOVENCIO AGUILAR, one province or one city is to constitute it.chanrobles virtual law library
ROMULO POSADA, RICARDO POSIC, ALFONSO
SALGADO, RICARDO TAGANAP, ARMANDO RAMIREZ, Stated in another way, the issue in this case is whether the sole province of Ifugao can
FELIPE RAMIRES, EDELBERTO BERNARDO, PONCIANO
MONTILLA, JUAN MONTILLA, IGNACIO PANCHITO, validly and legally constitute the Cordillera Autonomous Region. The issue is not
JEORGE SERRAN, VICTOR IGNIS, LUCAS IGAT, whether the province of Ifugao is to be included in the Cordillera Autonomous Region.
BARTOLOME MAGDAEL, AUGUSTO ROSALINAS, It is the first issue which the Court answers in the instant case.
RAFAEL SOCITO, JORGE CO, LUCINO WAGAN, CELSO
BARADA, WINSTON DIENZO, PAULINO SANCHEZ, WHEREFORE, the petition is hereby GRANTED. Resolution No. 2259 of the Commission
ELESEO SANCHES, CONRADO SANCHES, GENEROSO
ANTONIO, AGUSTIN LOPEZ, RUDY SOCITO, SEGUNDO on Elections, insofar as it upholds the creation of an autonomous region, the February
SOCITO, JOAQUIN PARAS, DOMINADOR BUTAHON, 14, 1990 memorandum of the Secretary of Justice, the February 5, 1990
GERMOGENES GINGCO, HONORIO DETOITO, ELIGIO memorandum of the Executive Secretary, Administrative Order No. 160, and Republic
MENDOZA, RUBEN QUITORIANO, LEON DELA CRUZ,
PACITO SALES, ANTONIO CEMANES, IRENEO Act No. 6861 are declared null and void while Executive Order No. 220 is declared to
LUBUGIN, FORTUNATO MATO, ROMEO MERIC, be still in force and effect until properly repealed or amended.
ALBERTO GALLO, MELCHOR SALGADO, SIMEON
QUIJANO, ANTONIO CARAAN, CARLITO GUZMAN, SO ORDERED.
ALBERTO SALMON, FELIMON TAN, FERNANDO
FAUSTINO, CONRADO DAVID, REYNALDO NOLASCO, Fernan C.J., Narvasa, Melencio-Herrera, Cruz, Paras, Gancayco, Padilla, Bidin,
ANTONIO NIETO, JAIME CAMACHO, ALBERTO Sarmiento, Griño-Aquino, Medialdea and Regalado, JJ., concur.
PANGLAO, ROSAURO GANAC, ALFREDO ARCABIO,
PEDRO MANASALA, VICENTE BELARMINO, ROMULO Feliciano, J., is on leave.
SIOCO, SEVERINO ATIENZA, JR., RUFO ABALOS,
JESUS POSADA, ALBINO BACARRO, ERNESTO DAJAY,
WILFREDO VILLALON, CELESTINO BACARRO, MANUEL
TOLENTINO, ERNESTO ANTONIO, OSCAR ABUNDIO,
ZOSIMO IJARES, RUBEN ARISTORENAS, GAUDENCIO
CASTILLO, DOMINGO DELA TORRE, DANILO
RONCADA, RAFEL PUPA, ALFONSO SAPINORO,
LUISITO JACRIQUE, MARCELINO BESA, ANSELMO
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FUENSALIDA AND JOSE ORZAL, Petitioners, vs. THE
HON. AMADO G. INCIONG in his capacity as Deputy
Minister of Labor; NLRC Commissioners DIEGO
ATIENZA, CLETO VILLATUYA and GERONIMO QUICK SEARCH
QUADRA; ATLANTIC CONTAINER CORPORATION;
INLAND INDUSTRIES, INC., LAZARO ARRIOLA,
BIENVENIDO KATALBAS, AURORA JEREZA, GOSHI DE
YULO AND PAZ YULO AND ROBERTO JACINTO, 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908
Respondents.
1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916
[G.R. No. 55361 : December 10, 1990.] 192 SCRA 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
163 SPOUSES TEOFILO ERCILLO and TERESITA
ERCILLO, Petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932
SPOUSES LUTGARDA CIFRA and BENJAMIN CIFRA, 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
SR., represented by their son and attorney-in-fact,
BENJAMIN CIFRA, JR., and HON. JOSE P. CASTRO, 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
Respondents. 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
[G.R. No. 55613 : December 10, 1990.] 192 SCRA 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
169 ERNESTO DICHOSO, Petitioner, vs. The 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and TEODOLFO
RAMOS, Respondents. 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
[G.R. No. 56620 : December 10, 1990.] 192 SCRA
177 FILIPINAS MILLS, INC., BUENAVENTURA TAN and 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
VIRGINIA DUMLAO-TAN, Petitioners, vs. HON. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
ABELARDO M. DAYRlT, in his capacity as Presiding
Judge of the Court of First Instance of Manila, Branch 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
II, ASSOCIATED CITIZENS BANK and OSCAR V. 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
ATAYDE, in his capacity as the Deputy Sheriff of the
CFI-Manila, Branch II, Respondents.
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[G.R. No. 74762 : December 10, 1990.] 192 SCRA
191 COMMERCIAL MOTORS CORPORATION,
Petitioner, vs. COMMISSIONERS, SECOND DIVISION,
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, and
PEDRO UMLAS, Respondents.
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Board and/or Dr. Minda C. Sutaria as the authorized
representative; Dr. Purificacion M. Flores, President of
the Leyte State College and Vice-Chairman of the
Board; Director Venancio Baclagon, National
Economic and Development Authority, Regional Office
No. VIII and Member of the Board; HON. SEDFREY A.
ORDOÑEZ, Secretary of Justice and Chairman of the
Review Committee under Executive Order No. 17; and
DR. CRES V. CHAN-GONZAGA, Respondents.
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HON. ZOSIMO T. VASALLO and HON. EVANGELINE S.
LUBATON, Respondents.
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[G.R. No. 93394 : December 20, 1990.] 192 SCRA
514 FNCB FINANCE, Petitioner, vs. NAPOLEON
ESTAVILLO, Respondent.
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APPEALS and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,**
Respondents.
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G.R. No. 44167 December 19, 1990 - JULITA
FRANCISCO, ET AL. v. CRISPIN V. BAUTISTA, ET AL.
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G.R. No. 61527 December 26, 1990 - VICENTE
GERARDO, ET AL. v. FLORENTINO DE LA PEÑA, ET AL.
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G.R. Nos. 86492-94 December 20, 1990 - PEOPLE
OF THE PHIL. v. LEOPOLDO MONTANTE
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G.R. No. 79560 December 3, 1990 - ANDRES E.
DITAN v. PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT
ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATOR, ET AL.
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