Spouses Delfino vs St. James Hospital

Spouses Delfno vs ST. JAMES HOSPITAL Petitioner: SPS. NEREO & NIEVA DELFINO Respondent: ST. JAMES HOSPITAL, INC., nd THE HONORA!LE RONALDO "AMORA, E#EC$TIVE SECRETAR%, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. PRESIDENT . Fts: Respon Responden dentt ssi's ssi's t(e Deision Deision on t(e )ro*nd t(t t(e Co*rt (d erroneo*s'+ erroneo*s'+ interpreted interpreted t(e -- Copre(ensi/e Copre(ensi/e Lnd Lnd $se $se P'n P'n 0CL 0CL$P1 $P1 or t(e t(e Cop Copre re(e (ens nsi/ i/e e "oni "onin) n) Ordinn Ordinne e o2 t(e M*niip'it M*niip'it+ + o2 Snt Snt Ros, Ros, L)*n, L)*n, in r*'in r*'in) ) t(t t(t t(e t(e St. St. Jes Jes Hospit Hospit' ' is  non3o non3on2o n2or rin) in) str*t* str*t*re re *nder *nder t(e -- "onin) "onin) Ordinn Ordinne e nd t(t t(e e4pnsion o2 t(e St. Jes Hospit' into  2o*r3store+, 2ort+3 5ed pit+ edi' instit*tion 6it(in t(e Mri7*it P*e5'o S*5di/ision is pro(i5ited *nder t(e pro/isions o2 t(e -- "onin) Ordinne. Respondent ontends t(t t(e se *st no6 5e deid deided ed in ord ordn ne e 6it( 6it( t(e t(e 'test 'test "onin) "onin) Ordin Ordinn ne e psse pssed d in ----- or t(e Snt Ros "onin "onin) ) Ordinne Respondent 'is t(t t(e 'e)is'ti/e (istor+ o2 t(e -- "onin) Ordinne s(o6s t(t oeri' nd instit*tion' *ses *ses 6ere 6ere e4pr e4press ess'+ '+ ''o6e ''o6ed d in Se. Se. 8, pr.  o2 sid sid Ordinn Ordinne e s it retine retined d *ses *ses t(t re oer oeri' i' nd instit*tion' s 6e'' s reretion' in (rter nd t(ose 2or t(e intenn intenne e o2 eo'o)i eo'o)i' ' 5'ne. 5'ne. Respon Responden dentt e4p' 4p'in ins s t(t t(t 6(t 6(t ppe pper rs s is t(e t(e 2t 2t t(t t(t pr9 pr9s, s, p'+)ro* p'+)ro*nds nds,, nd rere reretion tion enters enters re deeed deeed to (/e 5een 5een o/e o/erred 5+ Se. Se. 8, pr pr.  o2 t(e t(e -- -- "oni "onin) n) Ordinne. Respondent ontends t(t St. Jes Hospit' nd its e4pnsion re onsistent 6it( t(e *ses ''o6ed *nder t(e onin) ordinne. Iss*e: ;ON t(e 01St. Jes Hospit' is  non3on2orin) str*t*re nd t(e 081e4pnsion into  2o*r3store+, 2ort+35ed pit+ pit+ edi' edi' instit*t instit*tion ion 6it(in 6it(in t(e Mri7*it Mri7*it  P*e5'o P*e5'o S*5di/ision is pro(i5ited *nder t(e pro/isions o2 t(e -- "onin) Ordinne

R*'in): 01 %es. $nder t(e 'e)' 4i e4pression *ni*s est e4'*sion 'teri*s, t(e e4press ention o2 one t(in) in  '6, ens ens t(e e4'*si e4'*sion on o2 ot(ers ot(ers not e4pres e4press'+ s'+ ention entioned. ed. Interpretin) t(e 6(o'e o2 Setion 8, Arti'e VI, it e4press'+ en*er en*erted ted t(e ''o65'e ''o65'e *ses *ses 6it(in 6it(in  residen residenti' ti' one, one, t(os t(ose e not not in' in'*d *ded ed in t(e t(e en* en*er ert tio ion n re re dee deeed ed e4'*ded. Hene, sine (ospit's, on) ot(er t(in)s, re not on) t(ose en*erted s ''o65'e *ses 6it(in t(e reside residenti nti'' one, one, t(*s t(*s (ospit's (ospit's (/e 5een 5een de'i5er de'i5erte' te'+ + e'i e'iin int ted ed 2ro 2ro t(os t(ose e str* str*t t*r *res es per perit itte ted d to 5e onstr*ted 6it(in  residenti' re in Snt Ros, L)*n. 081 %es. Setion . E#ISTIN< NON3CONFORMIN< $SES AND !$ILDIN< !$ILDIN(ospit' 6it( not ore t(n ten ten p pi it+ t+>> in t(e t(e ne6 ne6 "oni "onin) n) Ordi Ordin nn ne, e, nd nd t(e t(e

orrespondin) trns2er o2 sid ''o65'e *s)e to not(er one 'ssi?tion, t(e on'+ 'o)i' on'*sion is t(t t(e 'e)is'ti/e 5od+ (d intended t(t sid *se 5e reo/ed 2ro t(ose ''o6ed 6it(in  residenti' one. T(*s, t(e onstr*tion o2 edi' instit*tions, s*( s St. Jes

Hospit', 6it(in  residenti' one is no6 pro(i5ited *nder t(e -- "onin) Ordinne.