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Shangri-la Properties, Inc. vs. BF Corp. [CONCURRING OPINION, REYES, A., JR., 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

CONCURRING OPINION
 
REYES, A., JR., J.:
 
I concur with the exhaustive and lucidly written ponencia of Chief Justice Lucas P. Bersamin. I write solely to express my views regarding the scope of review of Construction Industry Arbitration Commission (CIAC) decisions by the Court of Appeals (CA) and the Supreme Court.
 
The ponencia upholds the comprehensive scope of review by the CA in appeals from decisions of the CIAC, which includes not only the power to resolve questions of law but also the power to inquire into and resolve questions of fact. On the other hand, the Separate Opinion, utilizing a...