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Garcia vs. Tolentino etc.

WINSTON R. GARCIA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), VS. ANGELITA TOLENTINO, EDELITO ZOLLO EDRALINDA, KATHLYN A. UMALI, VIVIAN ROSIELLE CERVANTES, EDITH MEDINA, ROMELO CABANGON, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 167297] MELINA I. GARCIA, CECILIA V. LAS, NIMFA PENALOSA, ROSANA R. ZEPEDA, RACHELLE L. JACOB, MARIBEL B. TENA, AND EDUVIGIS S. ANGELES (IN LIEU OF ANGELITA TOLENTINO FOR THE NATIONAL FORESTATION DEVELOPMENT OFFICE-DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, ET AL.), PETITIONERS, VS. WINSTON GARCIA, ET AL., RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 153810 |

D E C I S I O N
 
JARDELEZA, J.:
 
Before us are consolidated cases originating from the Decision[1] dated March 11, 2002 rendered by Branch 88 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City in Civil Case No. Q-99-39153 which annulled Joint Circular No. 99-3 for violating Republic Act No. 8291, otherwise known as "The Government Service Insurance System Act of 1997" (RA 8291).
 
Case Antecedents

Enacted by Congress on May 30, 1997, RA 8291 provided for, among others, the compulsory Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) coverage of all government employees, regardless of employment status.

Tolentino et al., all contractual...