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2011-06-06 |
VILLARAMA, JR., J. |
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| We find no grave abuse of discretion on the part of the Sandiganbayan when it cited the pertinent portions of the minutes of the Sangguniang Bayan session of December 14, 1992, as evidence of petitioner's statements concerning the lumber she delivered which were confiscated by the CENR for lack of requisite legal documents. These statements revealed that petitioner was fully aware of the confiscation of her lumber stockpiled along the Polillo-Burdeos provincial road, after she had delivered the same. We have previously underscored the importance of the minutes of formal proceedings when the court is confronted with conflicting claims of parties as to the truth and accuracy of the matters taken up therein. In De los Reyes v. Sandiganbayan, Third Division,[26] this Court held: Thus, the Court accords full recognition to the minutes as the official repository of what actually transpires in every proceeding. It has happened that the minutes may be corrected to reflect the true account of a proceeding, thus giving the Court more reason to accord them great weight for such subsequent corrections, if any, are made precisely to preserve the accuracy of the records. In light of the conflicting claims of the parties in the case at bar, the Court, without resorting to the minutes, will encounter difficulty in resolving the dispute at hand.[27] | |||||
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2009-02-13 |
NACHURA, J. |
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| Under Section 180[28] of Batas Pambansa Blg. 337, or the Local Government Code of 1983, which was in effect at the time the crimes imputed were committed, the city mayor had the power to veto the ordinances and resolutions enacted or adopted by the Sangguniang Panglungsod. Contrary to Mayor Regidor's submission, the veto power confers authority beyond the simple mechanical act of signing an ordinance or resolution as a requisite to its enforceability. Thus, this Court held that the concurrence of a local chief executive in the enactment of an ordinance or resolution requires not only a flourish of the pen, but the application of judgment after meticulous analysis and intelligence as well.[29] | |||||