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Shangri-la Properties, Inc. vs. BF Corp. [SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION, LEONEN, J.]

SHANGRI-LA PROPERTIES, INC. (NOW KNOWN AS SHANG PROPERTIES, INC.), PETITIONER, V. BF CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. [G.R. Nos. 187608-09, October 15, 2019] BF CORPORATION, PETITIONER, V. SHANGRI-LA PROPERTIES, INC. (SLPI), NOW KNOWN AS EDSA PROPERTIES HOLDINGS, INC.; THE PANEL OF VOLUNTARY ARBITRATORS (ENGR. ELISEO I. EVANGELISTA, MS. ALICIA TIONGSON, AND ATTY. MARIO EUGENIO V. LIM), ALFREDO C. RAMOS, RUFO B. COLAYCO, ANTONIO B. OLBES, GERARDO O. LANUZA, JR., MAXIMO G. LICAUCO III, AND BENJAMIN C. RAMOS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. Nos. 187552-53 | 2019-10-15

SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
I concur in the result.
 
Nonetheless, I maintain that arbitral awards issued by the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission are final and inappealable, except on questions of law.[1] As a general rule, they cannot be appealed on questions of fact.
 
This Court should be restrained in its review and prescribe more restraint on the Court of Appeals in reviewing appeals from such awards. These appeals should be reviewed with the purpose of the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission and the law creating it, Executive Order No. 1008 or the Construction Industry...