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Nov 21, 2017 labor-law retirement-benefits commission-on-audit retroactivity judicial-interpretation government-corporations

Retirement Benefits and Retroactivity: PITC v. COA on Judicial Interpretation

When a Supreme Court ruling interprets a law, it applies retroactively. PITC learned this in a dispute over retirement benefits.

Nov 21, 2017 commission on audit government compensation judicial interpretation retroactivity pitc administrative law

MWSS Benefits Disallowance: Retroactive Effect of Judicial Rulings on Government Compensation

Supreme Court rules judicial interpretations of law apply retroactively, not prospectively, in government benefits disallowance cases.

Nov 24, 2004 administrative-law supreme-court dbm judges-benefits ra-910 separation-of-powers

Supreme Court: DBM Must Implement Judicial Rulings on Judges' Benefits

The Supreme Court directs DBM to release disability benefits to judges' heirs, affirming that judicial interpretation of law is final and binding.