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Puregold Price Club, Inc, vs. CA and Cruz

PUREGOLD PRICE CLUB, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND RENATO M. CRUZ, JR., RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 244374 | 2022-02-15

R E S O L U T I O N
 
LOPEZ, M., J.:
 
The Court reminds that procedural rules are not to be treated as mere technicalities that may be ignored at will to suit the convenience of a party.[1] The rules were established primarily to provide order to, and enhance the efficiency of, our judicial system.[2] We emphasize these precepts in the present case involving the application of the 60-day period rule in filing a special civil action for certiorari.
 
ANTECEDENTS
 
On January 16, 2013, Puregold Price Club, Inc. (PPCI) hired Renato M. Cruz, Jr. (Renato) as a probationary store head.[3] On July 16, 2013, PPCI...