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	GR No. 158090 2010-10-04	GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM v. HEIRS OF FERNANDO F. CABALLERO PERALTA, J.
In In Re: Petition for Recognition of the Exemption of the Government Service Insurance System from Payment of Legal Fees,[15] the Court ruled that the provision in the Charter of the GSIS, i.e., Section 39 of Republic Act No. 8291, which exempts it from "all taxes, assessments, fees, charges or duties of all kinds," cannot operate to exempt it from the payment of legal fees. This was because, unlike the 1935 and 1973 Constitutions, which empowered Congress to repeal, alter or supplement the rules of the Supreme Court concerning pleading, practice and procedure, the 1987 Constitution removed this power from Congress. Hence, the Supreme Court now has the sole authority to promulgate rules concerning pleading, practice and procedure in all courts.
	GR No. 165922 2010-02-26	BAGUIO MARKET VENDORS MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE v. ILUMINADA CABATO-CORTES CARPIO, J.
Our holding above suffices to dispose of this petition. However, the Court En Banc has recently ruled in Re: Petition for Recognition of the Exemption of the Government Service Insurance System from Payment of Legal Fees[12] on the issue of legislative exemptions from court fees. We take the opportunity to reiterate our En Banc ruling in GSIS.