Practice question
A party sends only an informal notice that it dislikes the voluntary-arbitration result and never files the required CA petition for review. No exceptional relief is granted. Which is best?
- Every informal objection is necessarily a perfected Rule 43 appeal.
- A telephone call substitutes for all requirements.
- The arbitrator’s name alone perfects the appeal.
- The adverse party must draft the missing petition.
- The notice does not itself satisfy Rule 43’s prescribed petition route.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 43 Sections 3-6, 10 and 12: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
- Guagua National Colleges v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 188492, August 28, 2018, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2018/aug2018/gr_188492_2018.html
- DOLE Department Order 255-2025, Rules VI and VIII, reproduced issued text: https://www.scribd.com/document/1056241538/DO-255-25-Revised-Procedural-Guidelines-in-the-Conduct-of-Voluntary-Arbitration-Proceedings
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