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MILLENNIUM ERECTORS CORPORATION v. VIRGILIO MAGALLANES

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2012-06-13
SERENO, J.
However, this Court has recognized that the merit of a case is a special circumstance or compelling reason that justifies the relaxation of the rule requiring verification and certification of non-forum shopping.[30] In order to fully resolve the issue, it is thus necessary to determine whether technical rules were brushed aside at the expense of substantial justice.[31] This Court will then delve into the issue on (1) the solidary liability of Mar Fishing and Miramar to pay petitioners' monetary claims and (2) the reckoning period for the award of back wages.
2011-09-14
CARPIO, J.
We agree with the Court of Appeals in its liberal interpretation of the Rules. Verification of a pleading is a formal, not jurisdictional, requirement.[31] The requirement is simply a condition affecting the form of the pleading and non-compliance with the requirement does not render the pleading fatally defective.[32]
2009-09-10
VELASCO JR., J.
In August 2008, Comelec managed to automate the regional polls in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao[9] (ARMM), using direct recording electronics (DRE) technology[10] in the province of Maguindanao; and the optical mark reader/recording (OMR) system, particularly the Central Count Optical Scan (CCOS),[11] in the rest of ARMM.[12] What scores hailed as successful automated ARMM 2008 elections paved the way for Comelec, with some prodding from senators,[13] to prepare for a nationwide computerized run for the 2010 national/local polls, with the many lessons learned from the ARMM experience influencing, according to the NCC, the technology selection for the 2010 automated elections.[14]