Espina vs Bautista GR No 143855 September 21, 2010 Case Digest

I NDEPENDENT N ATIONAL E CONOMY  A N D C ONSTITUTIONALITY  O F RA 8762 : E S P I N A V S . B AUTISTA (GR N O . 143855 S E P T E M B E R  21, 2010) Facts: RA 8762 is !i"# $ss$i%!& $s i" '!$ *+ ! *"si-i*"$% $"&$! +*' ! &!/!%* &!/!%*! !" " *+ $ s!%+ s!%+'!%i '!%i$" $" $"& i"&!! i"&!!"&! "&!" " "$i*" "$i*"$% $% !*"* !*"*  !!i/!% *"'*%%!&  i%ii"*s, +*' $%%*i"# +*'!i#" "$i*"$%s i" !"#$#i"# i" ! '!$i% '$&! -si"!ss i" ! *-"'. R.A. 8762 $%s* $%%*s "$-'$%*'" i%i i%ii" i"* * ii ii! !"s "s,, * * $& $& %*s %*s !i !i'' ii ii! !"s "si i  $"& $"& "* "* '!si& !si&! ! i" ! ! Pi%ii"!s, * !"#$#! i" ! '!$i% '$&! -si"!ss i ! s$! 'i#s $s i%ii"* ii!"s. Issue: Is RA 8762, $$ R!$i% T'$&! i!'$%i$i*" A *+ 2000, i" '!$ *+  ! ! *"s *"si i-i i*" *"$% $% $"& $"&$ $! ! +*' +*' ! ! &!/! &!/!%* %* !" !" *+ $ s!%+ s!%+' '!% !%i$ i$" " $"& $"& i"&!!"&!" "$i*"$% !*"* *"'*%%!&  i%ii"*s9 Ruling : N*. RA 8762 is "* i" '!$ *+ ! *"si-i*", !s!i$%% '!%$i/! '!%$i/! * $ s!%+'!%i$" $"& i"&!!"&!" "$i*"$% !*"* *"'*%%!&  i%ii"*s, $s ! *"si-i*" i" S!. 1, A'i%! 2, *"% '*/i&!s +*' ! &!/!%*!" *+ $ s!%+'!%i$" $"& i"&!!"&!" "$i*"$% !*"* - &*!s "* i*s! $ *%i *+ i%ii"* *"**%. T! $i *+ ! '*/isi*" i" ! ;*"si-i*" is * '*ii +*'!i# +*'!i#" " *!'s *!'s *' i"!' i"!'!s !s +'* +'* $"i$"i-%$ %$i"# i"# ! !*"* !*"*i i *%ii *%ii!s !s $"& !"s-'! $ i%ii"*s $'! #i/!" '!+!'!"!.