2nd and subsequent Motion for Reconsideration
reconsideration are forbidden.
Other instances where 2nd motion for
reconsideration is entertained by SC. (Based on
Jurisprudence)
Can the court suspend its own Rules of Procedure?
If the judgement is still final and executory
GR: 2nd and Subsequent motion for
Sec. 2, Rule 52. “No Second Motion for
Reconsideration of a judgment or final resolution
by the same party shall be entertained”.
Basis of this Rule: Immutability of Judgment
EXCEPTION:
Any exception to this rule can ONLY be granted in
the HIGHER INTEREST OF JUSTICE by the Court en
banc upon a vote of AT LEAST 2/3 of its actual
membership.
Base on the foregoing, what is “in the higher interest of
justice” means?
When the assailed decision is …
 legally erroneous,
 patently unjust and
 potentially capable of causing UNWARRANTED
and IRREMEDIABLE INJURY or DAMAGE to
parties.
NOTE: A 2nd motion for reconsideration can only
be entertained BEFORE the ruling sought to be
reconsidered becomes final by operation of law or
by the Court’s declaration
Extraordinarily persuasive reasons and only after
an express leave shall have been obtained.
When issue involved therein is a matter of public
interest, as it pertained to the proper application
of a basic constitutionally guaranteed right in the
govt’s implementation of its agrarian reform
program.
Yes. The rules of procedure should be viewed as
mere tools designed to facilitate the attainment of
justice. Their strict and rigid application, which
would result to technicalities that tend to frustrate
rather than to promote substantial justice, must
always be avoided.