232416343 Romero v Estrada

ROMERO V. ESTRADA G.R. No. 174105 | April 2, 2009 Petitioners: Reghis Reghis M. Romero Romero II (Romero (Romero II), Edmond Edmond Q. ese, ese, !eopoldo !eopoldo ". #n$he%, #n$he%, Reghis M. Romero Romero III &Romero &Romero III', Mi$h#el Mi$h#el !. Romero, Romero, N#(h#niel N#(h#niel !. Romero #nd )erome R. *#nl#s Respondents: en. en. )ingg )inggo+ o+ E. Es(r Es(r#d #d# # #nd #nd Senate Senate Committee Committee on Labor, Labor, Empo!ment and "#man Reso#r$es De%eopment (Committee) Velasco, Jr., J. S&MMAR': e(i(ion e(i(ioners ers -ere ini(ed ini(ed (o # en#(e en#(e /e#ring /e#ring (o #ns-er #ns-er es(ions es(ions $on$erning (he ines(men(s o 3A nds in (he moe+ Mon(#in pro6e$(. "his -#s done + (he en#(e *ommi((ee in #id o legisl#(ion 8 (o de(ermine proprie(+ o  #mending #mending Migr#n( orers A$( #nd en#$(men( en#$(men( o l#-s l#-s (o pro(e$( pro(e$( 3A 3A nds. e(i(ione e(i(ioners rs iled (his pe(i(ion pe(i(ion (o #ss#il #ss#il (he $ons(i((i $ons(i((ion#l on#li(+ i(+ o (he ini(#(io ini(#(ions ns #nd spoen#s issed + (he en#(e on (he grond (h#( (he s6e$( m#((er o (he inir+ is sub judice e$#se judice e$#se o (he penden$+ o *h#e% . N/A $#se. * t+e s#be$t matter o- t+e Committees In/#ir! is sub judice0 judice0 *O. * *O. * held (h#( i( is no longer s 6di$e e$#se (he *h#e% $#se &-hi$h pe(i(ioners s#+ h#s (he s#me isse #s (he s6e$( m#((er o (he en#(e inir+' -#s #lre#d+ de$ided -i(h in#li(+ l#s( 200:. Moreoer, een #ssming i( -#s s(ill pending, mere penden$+ o  #n+ prose$(ion or #dminis(r#(ie #$(ion &or -hile i( is on #ppe#l' sh#ll no( #r #n+ inir+ inir+ in #id o legisl#(i legisl#(ion. on. Re#son is (h#( inir+ #nd $or( pro$eedin pro$eedings gs h#e dieren( prposes. &no(e; s 6di$e me#ns $ommen(s e($. (o #oid pre6dgmen(>i#s or inlen$e in (he de$ision'

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