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APOLEGA v. HIZONSeptember 28, 1968

Makalintal, J.Dave Anastacio

SUMMARY: Hizon died as a resu ! o" in#uries sus!ained $% &i' under !&e e'( o%'en! o" A(o e)a* His +i"e , ed a - ai' a)ains!A(o e)a +i!& !&e Re)iona ./-e o" !&e De(ar!'en! o" La$or* The Re ional !"ce iss#e$ a %rit o& e'ec#tion a ainst the properties o&

Apole a (ursuan! !o Se-!ion 51 o" !&e Wor 'en s Co'(ensa!ion A-! as a'ended $% Se-!ion 13 o" Re(u$ i- A-! 411 * A(o e)a6ues!ions !&e au!&ori!% o" !&e o/-e !o issue su-& +ri! and assai s as -ons!i!u!iona !&e a+ !&a! )rna!s su-& (o+er* SC ru ed !&a! !&ea+ is -ons!i!u!iona and !&a! !&e Re)iona ./-e &as au!&ori!% !o issue !&e +ri! o" e7e-u!ion*

DOCTRINE: E7e-u!ion is a ne-essar% s!e( in !&e en"or-e'en! o" !&e a+ard and +&i e i! is (ro-edura in na!ure and !&ere"oreessen!ia % "a s +i!&in !&e ru e8'a in) (o+er o" !&is Cour! i! 'a% $e e)is a!ed u(on $% Con)ress under i!s -ons!i!u!iona au!&ori!% !o9re(ea a !er or su(( e'en! !&e ru es -on-ernin) ( eadin) (ra-!i-e and (ro-edure ***9 :Se-!ion 1; Ar!i- e VIII Cons!i!u!ion o" !&e

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&eard +&en &e +as )ran!ed !i'e +i!&in +&i-& !o , e a 'o!ion !o>a-a!e !&e a+ard and !o dis'iss !&e -ase $u! +&i-& &e "ai ed !odo*

Besides i! a((ears !&a! in Hizon s - ai' "or dea!&

$ene,!s !&ere is a no!a!ion !&a! A(o e)a &ad (aid !&e !o!aa'oun! o" iden-e*

III. 9RELE ANT; -ON 'he $#l2 $e*#'ie no au!&ori!% !o issue +ri!s o" e7e-u!ion and6ues!ions !&e -ons!i!u!iona i!% o" Se-!ion 13 Re(u$ i- A-! 411+&i-& a'ended Se-!ion 51 o" !&e Wor 'en s Co'(ensa!ion A-!and >es!s su-& au!&ori!% in !&e Co''ission and i!s du %de(u!ized o/-ia s*

.ri)ina % !&e (o+er !o en"or-e a ,na a+ard 'ade under!&e Wor 'en s Co'(ensa!ion A-! +as >es!ed 9in an% -our! o" re-ord in !&e #urisdi-!ion o" +&i-& !&e a--iden! o--urred9:Se-!ion 51 A-! ;42@=* Su$se6uen! % (ursuan! !o Re(u$ i- A-!

3 as a'ended $% Re(u$ i- A-! 1241 and as e e-!ed $%

Reor)aniza!ion < an 208A ado(!ed in 1 5F !&e au!&ori!% !oen"or-e a+ards +as !rans"erred "ro' !&e -our!s o" #us!i-e !o !&eRe)iona Ad'inis!ra!or and !&e Wor 'en s Co'(ensa!ionCo''ission* T&is Cour! in a nu'$er o" -ases :E>er as!in)s* Guen!es Di>ina)ra-ia >s* CGI Mani a e!a * Co''uni!% Sa+'i Co* >s* A*V*H* Co* >s* WCC e! a *C&un) uiao >s* A$ada% e! a *= nu i,ed +ri!s o" e7e-u!ionissued $% !&e Re)iona ./-es and $% !&e Co''ission on !&e)round !&a! Reor)aniza!ion < an 208A inso"ar as i! (ur(or!ed !o)ran! su-& (o+er +as +i!&ou! e)is a!i>e au!&ori!% or san-!ion*

A" 'he la% no% "'an$"= ho%eve&= 'he *o%e& 'oen(o&!e a%a&$" #n$e& 'he -o& /en0" Co/*en"a'ion A!'i" e)*&e""l2 ve"'e$ in 'he Co//i""ion o& 'he $#l2$e*#'is* De Leon= i! +as &e d !&a!9inas'u-& as !&e +ri! o" e7e-u!ion +as issued $% Re)ionaAd'inis!ra!or De Leon 1e(o&e 'he eBe!'ivi'2 o( Re*#1li! A!'4,,5= !&e said +ri! is !&ere"ore nu and >oid 9 !&us i/*lie$l2#*hol$ing 'he !on"'i'#'ionali'2 o( Re*#1li! A!' 4,,5. The

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%&i' o( e)e!#'ion i""#e$ i" vali$.

RULING: IN IE- OF THE FOREGOING CONSIDERATIONS='he *e'i'ion i" $i"/i""e$ an$ 'he %&i' o( *&eli/ina&2

in8#n!'ion $i""olve$= %i'h !o"'" again"' *e'i'ione&.A*olega lo"e".