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Norma Manalo, et al vs CA, Sec of DECS, et al

NORMA V. MANALO, MARIETTA S. DIAZ, OFELIA BASALO, ERLINDA J. FAMADOR, GEMMA U. PADDY, RUSTICO ALIWANAG, AMPARO B. SAMSON, EDITHA SUAREZ, LEAH A. CHIONG, NICASIA YPIL, SONIA ADOLFO, JOSEFINA J. ANCAJAS, ESTER ABELLA, HEIDI M. RODRIGUEZ, TERESITA C. MONTENEGRO, LUCIA Y. RONDERO, HEIDI R. TRONNOLONE, ROTILLA A. MARCOS, CIRILA C. THUBA, TERESITA B. NEPOMUCENO, BARBARA ESCASINAS, LILIA T. LEGASPI, TERESITA T. SADILI, SUSAN V. DANOSOS, FLORA F. ROJAS, SUSANA T. CENIZA, MA. TERESA C. DIAZ, TARCILA A. ESPESO, HEIDI F. NOB, DULCE E. LUNOD, JOSEFA C. GABOR, HILDE F. RALLOS, CLEMENCIA B. BURGOS, VIRGINIA E. CABRERA, DOLLY A. VITO, SUSAN VINALON, MILAGROS E. ABELLA, GREGORIO P. LAVILLA, SOLEDAD M. GONZALES, TERESITA R. FIGURON, DEMOSTHENES Z. CAPILLA, PEDRO Y. QUEMADA, V. S. ECHAVEZ, RUBEN BURLAOS, WILLIAM ALTERADO, PAULITA V. SOLEDAD, FEDERICO R. LOPEZ, EDGARDO EMPHASIS, ROSALINDA B. RACAZA, TERESITA P. ARELLANO, ELIZABETH R. LASTIMOSA, ZERSON R. NOVAL, DANILO P. TEPAIT, NORMA QUILIOPE, ABIGAIL DELIMA, TITA DICO, VIRGINIA ABLANQUE, ELIZABETH DULGUIME, RUTH CHIONG, ANASTACIO TORING and NATALIO RAMOS, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS, SECRETARY OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, PRESIDENT OF CEBU STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CHAIRMAN OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL REGION VII, NILO B. BUOT, ELADIO C. DIOKO, MARCELO M. BACALSO and LIBERATO A. LIMOSNERO, respondents.

G.R. No. 124204 | 2001-04-20

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

The case before the Court is an appeal via certiorari seeking to set aside the decision of the Court of Appeals[1] affirming that of the Regional Trial Court, Cebu City, Branch 10 dismissing petitioners' complaint for "Declaration of Nullity of a Memorandum of Agreement with Prayer for Preliminary Injunction on the ground of res judicata.[2]

The facts are as follows:

On June 10, 1983, Congress enacted Batas Pambansa Blg. 412, converting the Cebu School of Arts and Trade into the Cebu State College of Science and Technology (CSCST) with an extension system that included Sudlon Agricultural College in Cebu;...