Consti Art 8_ Baguio Market Vendors v Hon Cortes_Alegre
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Baguio Market Vendors vs. Hon Cortes G.R. No. 165922 PROMULGATED: Feb 26, 2010 PONENTE: Carpio, J. Congress cannot repeal SC rules RELATED PROVISION/S: Art 8 Sec 5 Par 5: Power to promulgate rules FACTS: Baguio Market Vendors Multi-Purpose Cooperative filed a petition with RTC Baguio to foreclose a mortgage under act 3135. This type of petition is subject to legal fees based on value of claim. Seeking an exemption for payment of these fees, petitioner then invoked Art 62 (6) of RA 6938 (Cooperative Code of the PH) which exempts cooperatives: from the payment of all court and sheriff's fees payable to the Philippine Government for and in connection with all actions brought under this Code, or where such action is brought by the Cooperative Development Authority before the court, to enforce the payment of obligations contracted in favor of the cooperative. Respondent Judge Cortes denied request for exemption citing Section 22 of Rule 141 of the Rules of Court, as amended, exempting from the Rule’s coverage only the "Republic of the Philippines, its agencies and instrumentalities" and certain suits of local government units. She said they were liable to pay for foreclosure fees. Reconsideration filed by petitioner denied Hence this petition KIND OF CASE/PETITION: Petition for review ISSUES/ QUESTIONS: 1. WN petitioner’s application for extrajudicial foreclosure is exempt from legal fees under Article 62(6) of RA 6938. HELD/RATIO: 1. No, Petitioner: The case calls for nothing more than a simple application of Article 62(6) of RA 6938 – exemption should be granted Court: Article 62(6) of RA 6938 is no authority for petitioner to claim exemption from the payment of legal fees in this proceeding because first, the fees imposable on petitioner do not pertain to an action brought under RA 6938 but to a petition for extrajudicial foreclosure of mortgage under Act 3135. Second, petitioner is not the Cooperative Development Authority which can claim exemption only in actions to enforce payments of obligations on behalf of cooperatives. (SUFFICIENT TO DISPOSE OF PETITION) Congress cannot repeal SC rules Additionally, the rule making power of the Court was expanded in the 1987 consti. The 1987 constit ution took away the power of Congress to repeal, alter, or supplement rules concerning pleading, practice and procedure . In fine, the power to promulgate rules of 1
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Transcript of Consti Art 8_ Baguio Market Vendors v Hon Cortes_Alegre
Baguio Market Vendors vs. Hon CortesG.R. No. 165922 PROMULGATED: Feb 26, 21PONENTE: Carpio, J.Congress cannot repeal SC rlesRELATED PRO!"S"ON#S:Art $ Sec % Par %: Po&er to pro'lgate rlesF!C"#$(agio Mar)et !en*ors Mlti+Prpose Cooperati,e %i&ed a 'etition (it) R"C Baguio to -oreclose a 'ortgage n*er act ./.%. T0is t1pe o- petition is s23ect to legal -ees 2ase* on ,ale o- clai'. #eeking an e*e+'tion %or 'a,+ent o% t)ese %ees, 'etitioner t)en invoked !rt 62 -6. o% R! 69/0 -Coo'erative Code o% t)e 1H4 &0ic0 e5e'pts cooperati,es: -ro' t0e pa1'ent o- all cort an* s0eri--6s -ees pa1a2le to t0e P0ilippine Go,ern'ent -or an* in connection &it0 all actions 2rog0t n*er t0is Co*e, or &0ere sc0 action is 2rog0t 21 t0e Cooperati,e De,elop'ent At0orit1 2e-ore t0e cort, to en-orce t0e pa1'ent o- o2ligations contracte* in -a,or o- t0e cooperati,e.Res'ondent 2udge Cortes denied re3uest %or e*e+'tion citing Section 77 o- Rle/8/ o- t0e Rles o- Cort, as a'en*e*, e5e'pting -ro' t0e Rle9s co,erage onl1 t0e:Rep2lic o- t0e P0ilippines, its agencies an* instr'entalities: an* certain sits o- local go,ern'ent nits. S0e sai* t0e1 &ere lia2le to pa1 -or -oreclosre -ees.Reconsi*eration -ile* 21 petitioner *enie*;ence t0is petition45N6 7F C!#8918"5"57N$Petition -or re,ie&5##:8#9 ;:8#"57N#$/. =4 o- RA =?.$.H8 =onstitution took a(a, t)e 'o(er o% Congress to re'ea&, a&ter, or su''&e+ent ru&es =on=erning '&eading, 'ra=ti=e and 'ro=edure. "n -ine, t0e po&er to pro'lgate rles o- plea*ing, practice an* proce*re is no longer s0are* 21t0is Cort &it0 Congress, 'ore so &it0 t0e E5ecti,e.Also, "n t0e En (anc rling in Re: Petition for Recognition of the Exemption of the Government Service Insurance System from Payment of Legal Fees,t0e Cort *escri2e* its e5clsi,e po&er to pro'lgate rles on plea*ing, practice an* proce*re as :one o- t0e sa-egar*s o- t0is Cort9s instittional in*epen*ence: R:
