Yazaki Ya zaki Torres Torres Manufacturing, Inc. v. CA, The Home Development Mutual Fun !HDMF", through its #oar of Trustees !#$T", an Honora%le &ora'a Amelia Alonzo, as (res. of the HDMF Sandoval-Gutierrez, Sandoval-Gutierr ez, J. June 27, 2006 G.R. No. 130584
Doctrine
The doctrine of necessar i!"#ication states that the $rant of e%"ress "o&er to for!u#ate i!"#e!entin$ ru#es and re$u#ations !ust necessari# inc#ude the "o&er to a!end, re'ise, a#ter, or re"ea# the sa!e.
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)etitioner &as "re'ious# $ranted a &ai'er fro! the *und co'era$e for the ear 1++5. "on a""#ication for rene&a#, the -D* denied "etitioner on the $round that accordin$ to the /!ended Ru#es and Re$u#ations, a housin$ "#an !ust no& e cou"#ed &ith the retire!ent "#an for e!"#oees to a'ai# of &ai'er. The The ourt ru#ed that the $rant of &ai'er is a "ri'i#e$e $ranted $ranted the -D* and a""#ied the doctrine doctrine of necessar necessar i!"#ication. i!"#ication. •
June 11, 1+78 )D 1530 &as si$ned into #a&, creatin$ the )/GG 1 *ND. The -D* &as the $o'ern!ent
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a$enc tased &ith the ad!inistration of the *und. 2 Ju# 18, 1++4 The -D* T "ro!u#$ated )ules an )egulations implementing )A **+ &herein )ule -II
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"ro'ides that an e!"#oer andor e!"#oee $rou" &ho has an e%istin$ "ro'ident or retire!ent "#an, &ith features su"erior to the *und, !a a""# for &ai'er or sus"ension of co'era$e. The certificate of &ai'er sha## e 'a#id for a ear, su9ect to rene&a#, &ithin si%t :60; das "rior to e%"iration of the e%istin$ &ai'er or sus"ension. *or the ear 1++5, "etitioner &as $ranted a &ai'er fro! the *und co'era$e as its retire!ent "#an for its e!"#oees is su"erior to that offered the *und. (e"te!er 1, 1++5 -D* T a!ended Ru#e < statin$ that, =/n e!"#oer &ith a "#an "ro'idin$ oth for a
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"ro'identretire!ent "ro'identretire!ent an housing %enefits for a## his e!"#oees... !ust e superior to the "ro'identretire!ent and housin$ enefits offered the *und.= >e!"hasis su""#ied? *eruar 16, 1++6 The -D* @ disa""ro'ed "etitionerAs a""#ication on the $round that it has no housin$
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enefits and its its retire!ent "#an is not su"erior su"erior to that "ro'ided "ro'ided the *und. *und. /""ea# to -D* T and / deniedB argument: Ru#es and re$u#ations cannot e a!ended since the (e"te!er 1, 1++5 a!end!ent on Petitioner's argument:
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Ratiossues
Ru#e < of the -D* ru#es and re$u#ations &as eond the 60da "eriod reCuired, thus the sa!e is in'a#id. Court's Court's ratio: The a!end!ent is in har!on of the hereas c#ause of )D1752 =...n "ursuit of...hu!anist
co!!it!ent to the interests of the &orin$ $rou", in re#ation "articu#ar# to their need for decent she#ter...= R denied, hence, this "etition for certiorari.
$/ HDMF #$T acte 0ith grave a%use of iscretion in en'ing petitioner1s application for rene0al or 0aiver of the Fun mem%ership coverage. !/$" :1; *irst, *irst, doctrine doctrine that courts &i## not interfere interfere in !atters !atters &hich are addressed addressed to the sound discretio discretion n of the $o'ern!ent a$enc entrusted &ith re$u#ation of acti'ities co!in$ under the s"ecia# and technica# trainin$ and no&#ed$e of such a$enc. &hi!sica## or ca"ricious# denied "etitionerAs a""#ication for There is no sho&in$ that -D* aritrari#, &hi!sica##
rene&a# of &ai'er. t conducted in'esti$ation, co!"arison, e'a#uation and de#ieration of "etitionerAs retire!ent "#an vis-a-vis the *und. :2; (econd, the $rant of &ai'er or e%e!"tion fro! fro! the co'era$e co'era$e of the *und is ut a !ere "ri'i#e$e "ri'i#e$e There is no "ro'ision in R/ 7742 that -D* sha## auto!atica## rene& a &ai'er fro! the *und co'era$e. :3; nder nder the /!ended /!ended Ru#es and Re$u#ati Re$u#ations, ons, su"erior su"erior retire!ent retire!ent "#an and su"erior su"erior housin$ "#an are 9oint reCuire!ents. II. $/ HDMF HDMF #$T #$T has the author authorit' it' to to amen its )ules. )ules. !Y23" !Y23" !4" The #e$is#ati'e "o&er is $ranted "ursuant to 3ection 4, Article -I, C$/3T5. !" The #e$is#ature cannot foresee e'er contin$enc in'o#'ed in a "articu#ar "ro#e! that it sees to address. 1 =)a$tutu#un$an sa Einauasan a&, an$o, ndustria, Goerno=
2 Dec. 14, 1+80 )D 1752 "ro'ided that !e!ershi" in the *und is !andator for a## $ainfu## e!"#oed *i#i"inos. June 17, 1++4 R/ 7742 e%tends co'era$e of the *und to a## !e!ers of ((( and G((, as &e## as e!"#oers. -o&e'er, !e!ershi" is 'o#untar for e!"#oees earnin$ #ess than )4,000.00 a !onth.
Thus, ru#es and re$u#ations "ro!u#$ated an ad!inistrati'e a$enc are the "roduct of a de#e$ated "o&er to create ne& or additiona# #e$a# "ro'isions that ha'e the effect of #a&. -ence, in $enera#, ru#es and re$u#ations issued issued an ad!inist ad!inistrati rati'e 'e a$enc, a$enc, "ursuant "ursuant to the authorit authorit conferred conferred u"on it #a&, #a&, ha'e the force and effect, or "artae of the nature, of a statute. !5" (ee DTRN@. -e#d
)etition DI3MI332D. / AFFI)M2D in toto.
)re"ared E Fierato >/d!in )rof. )u#u!arit?
3 =The #e$is#ati'e "o&er sha## e 'ested in the on$ress of the )hi#s. &hich sha## consist of a (enate and a -oR, e%ce"t to the e%tent reser'ed to the "eo"#e the "ro'ision on initiati'e initiati'e and referendu!. referendu!.
