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Gammon Philippines, Inc., vs. Metro Rail Transit Development Corporation

GAMMON PHILIPPINES, INC., Petitioner, vs. METRO RAIL TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 144792 | 2006-01-31


THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

TINGA, J.: 

The Construction Industry Arbitration Commission (CIAC) was created in recognition of the construction industry's contribution to national development goals. Realizing that delays in the resolution of construction industry disputes would also hold up the country's development, Executive Order No. 1008 (EO 1008) expressly mandates the CIAC to expeditiously settle construction industry disputes and, for this purpose, vests upon the CIAC original and exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising from, or connected with, contracts entered into by parties involved in construction in the...