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Bellosillo v. Court Of Appeals

First Division] citing the Separate Opinion of J. Bellosillo, in Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Court of Appeals, 329 Phil. 987, 1017 (1996) [Per J. Kapunan, First Division]. [27](https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt27) Id. at 157.…

First Division] citing the Separate Opinion of J. Bellosillo, in Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Court of Appeals, 329 Phil. 987, 1017 (1996) [Per J. Kapunan, First Division]. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt27) Id. at 157.

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt28) See Santiago v. Bautista, 143 Phil. 209 (1970) [Per J. Barredo, En Banc]. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt29) Vil/arosa v. Commission on Elections, 377 Phil. 497, 506 (1999) [Per J. Gonzaga-Reyes, En Banc] citing the Concurring Opinion of J. Antonio in University of Nueva Carceres v. Martinez, 155 Phil. 126 (1974) [Per J. Barredo, Second Division]. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt30) Smart Communications v. National Telecommunications Commission, 456 Phil. 145, 157 (2003) [Per J.Ynares-Santiago, First Division].

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt31) See Concurring Opinion of J. Brion in Perez v. Philippine Telegraph and Phone Company, 602 Phil. 522, 545 (2009) [Per J. Corona, En Banc]. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt32) See RULES OF COURT, Rule 133, sec. 5.

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt33) RULES OF COURT, Rule 133, sec. 5. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt34) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), Guidance for Industry Providing Clinical Evidence of Effectiveness for Human Drug and Biological Products (1998) 6.

Available at <https://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/98fr/97100gdl.pdt> 6. (Last visited: November 22, 20 I 6). (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt35) Implementing Rules and Regulations of Rep. Act No. 10354, sec.

7.04. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt36) Implementing Rules and Regulations of Rep. Act No. 10354, sec. 7.04.

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt37) See Ang Tibay v. Court of Industrial Relations, 69 Phil. 635 (1940) [Per J. Laurel, En Banc]. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt38) Implementing Rules and Regulations of Rep. Act No. 10354, sec. 7.04.

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt39) RULES OF COURT, Rule 43, sec. 1 provides: Section 1. Scope.- This Rule shall apply to appeals from judgments or final orders of the Court of Tax Appeals and from awards, judgments, final orders or resolutions of or authorized by any quasi-judicial agency in the exercise of its quasi-judicial functions.

Among these agencies are the Civil Service Commission, Central Board of Assessment Appeals, Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of the President, Land Registration Authority, Social Security Commission, Civil Aeronautics Board, Bureau of Patents, Trademarks and Technology Transfer, National Electrification Administration, Energy Regulatory Board, National Telecommunications Commission, Department of Agrarian Reform under Republic Act No, 6657, Government Service Insurance System, Employees Compensation Commission, Agricultural Inventions Board, Insurance Commission, Philippine Atomic Energy Commission, Board of Investments, Construction Industry Arbitration Commission, and voluntary arbitrators authorized by law. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt40) Rep. Act No. 10354, sec. 4(a).

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt41) 732 Phil. I (2014) [Per J. Mendoza, En Banc]. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt42) Id. at 161.

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt43) Implementing Rules and Regulations of Rep. Act No. 9711, Book I, art. III, sec. 2 (b) and (c).

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt44) Rep. Act No. 3720, sec. 4(k) as amended by Rep. Act No. 9711. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt45) Implementing Rules and Regulations of Rep. Act No. 10354.

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt46) See FDA Circular No. 2013-004. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt47) See FDA Circular No. 2013-004. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt48) See FDA Circular No. 20 I 3-004 (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt49) Rep. Act No. 9711, sec.

3. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt50) Ponencia, p. 9.

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt51) Concurring Opinion of J. Brion in Perez v. Philippine Telegraph and Phone Company, 602 Phil. 522, 545 (2009) [Per J. Corona, En Banc]. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt52) Id. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt53) See the ADM.CODE, Book VII, chapt.

II, sec. 9(1) which provides: Section 9. Public Participation.

- (I) If not otherwise required by law, an agency shall, as far as practicable, publish or circulate notices of proposed rules and afford interested parties the opportunity to submit their views prior to the adoption of any rule. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt54) Dissenting Opinion of J. Leonen in Imbong v. Ochoa, 732 Phil. 1, 612 (2014) [Per J. Mendoza, En Banc]. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt55) Crosta, Peter, What is Ovulation?

What is the Ovulation Calendar?, MEDICAL NEWS TODAY, available at <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/l 50870.php#whatare the phases of ovulation> (Last visited October 24, 2016). (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt56) The pituitary gland is often referred to as the 'master gland.' It is primarily responsible for releasing hormones throughout the body. See Pituitary Gland Disorders Symptoms, HORMONE HEALTH NETWORK, available at <http://www.hormone.org/diseases-and-conditions/pituitary/overview> (Last visited October 24, 2016).

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(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt60) Rollo, p. 388. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt61) Imp/anon, available at <https://www.drugs.com/implanon.html> (Last visited October 21, 2016).

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt62) The Single Rod Contraceptive Implant, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, last visited <http://www.arhp.org/publications-and-resources/clinical-proceedings/Single-Rod/Efficacy> (Last visited October 24, 2016). See also Subdermal implantable contraceptives versus other forms of reversible contraceptives or other implants as effective methods of preventing pregnancy, available at < http://apps.who.int/rhl/fertility/contraception/CDOO 1326 bahamondesl com/en/> (Last visited October 25, 2016); Etonogestrel (Imp/anon), Another Treatment Option for Contraception, available at < https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC26836 l O/pdf/ptj33 6p337.pdf> (Last visited October 25, 2016); A multicentre efficacy and safety study of the single contraceptive implant Imp/anon, available at < http://humrep.oxfordjoumals.org/content/14/4/976.full.pdf+html> (Last visited October 25, 2016); The contraceptive efficacy of Implanon: a review of clinical trials and marketing experience, available at< https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18330813> (Last visited October 25, 2016).

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt63) Implanon, available at <https://www.drugs.com/implanon.html> (Last visited October 21, 2016). However, Implanon does not provide protection against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt64) Implanon contraceptive implant examined, available at <http://www.nhs.uk/news/2011/01 January/Pages/info-implanon-contraceptive-implant.aspx> (Last visited October 25, 2016).

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. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt67) See Proliferative Endometrium, available at <http://www.newhealthadvisor.com/ProliferativeEndometrium.html> (Last visited October 26, 2016). (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt68) Concurring and Dissenting Opinion of J. Del Castillo in Imbong v. Ochoa, 732 Phil. 1, 401 (2014) [Per J. Mendoza, En Banc].

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt69) Id. at 137. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt70) Id.

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt71) Dissenting Opinion of J. Leonen in Jmbong v. Ochoa, 732 Phil. 1, 611--618 (2014) [Per J. Mendoza, En Banc]. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt72) Id. at 616--618.

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt73) Id. at 604. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt74) Id.

at 605. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt75) Id. at 605-608.

(https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt76) In vitro fertilization, available at <http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/in-vitrofertilization/details/what-yoti-can-expect/rec-20206943> (Last visited October 26, 2016). (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt77) Id. (https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/apr2017/gr217872so2017.html#rnt78) Id.

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