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DPWH vs. Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, INC. AND LEO CLETO GAMOLO, RESPONDENTS. G.R. No. 205846 UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, INC. AND LEO CLETO GAMOLO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 200015 | 2023-03-15

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, SAJ.:
 
A repeal by implication is not favored in this jurisdiction. It will not be sustained unless it is convincingly and unambiguously apparent that the provisions of the two laws are irreconcilable and inconsistent. However, when the two laws are clearly repugnant and in conflict with one another, this Court is left without recourse but to concede that the earlier law has been impliedly repealed by the later law.[1]

This Court resolves the consolidated Petitions for Review on Certiorari[2] challenging the Court of Appeals' Decision,[3] which reversed the Regional Trial Court's...