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Global Medical Center of Laguna, Inc. vs. Ross Systems International Inc. [SEPARATE OPINION, LEON, J.]

GLOBAL MEDICAL CENTER OF LAGUNA, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ROSS SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 230119, May 11, 2021] ROSS SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., PETITIONER, VS. GLOBAL MEDICAL CENTER OF LAGUNA, INC., RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 230112/G.R. No. 230119 | 2021-05-11

SEPARATE OPINION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
I concur with Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa's ponencia. These consolidated cases are an opportune time for this Court, sitting en banc, to "untangl[e] the relevant laws and case pronouncements on the extent of judicial review of [Construction Industry Arbitration Commission (CIAC)] arbitral awards[,] [and come to] a decisive harmonization of the standing laws on CIAC review[.]"[1]
 
With this opportunity, I write separately to amplify points previously articulated in CE Construction Corporation v. Araneta Center, Inc.[2] and other decisions in...