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Romulo vs. Yniguez 141 SCRA 263

ALBERTO G. ROMULO, JOSE B. LAUREL, MARCELO B, FERNAN, CECILIA MUNOZ PALMA, EDMUNDO B. CEA, ANTONIO CUENCO, HOMOBONO ADAZA, CIRIACO ALFELOR, ROLANDO ANDAYA, HONORATO AQUINO, JOSE ATIENZA, JR., NATALIO BELTRAN, JR,, CESAR V. BOLANOS, DOUGLAS R. CAGAS, FERMIN A. CARAM, NENITA C. DALUZ, ARTHUR D. DEFENSOR, EMILIO N. DELA PAZ, HILARIO DE PEDRO, DEMETRIO G. DEMETRIA, MANUEL C. DOMINGO, CARLOS C. FERNANDEZ, JOLLY T. FERNANDEZ, JAIME N. FERRER, WILSON P. GAMBOA, ROGELIO GARCIA, ROLLEO L. IGNACIO, EVA ESTRADA KALAW, RAFAEL L. LAZATIN, EMIGDIO L. LINGAD, GEMILIANO C. LOPEZ, JR., PEDRO M. MARCELLANA, JR., ROLANDO C. MARCIAL, BIENVENIDO MARQUEZ, ANTONIO C. MARTINEZ, ORLANDO S. MERCADO, ROGACIANO M. MERCADO, RAMON V. MITRA, JR., JUANITA L. NEPOMUCENO, ROY B. PADILLA, HERNANDO B. PEREZ, GONZALO G. PUYAT, II, HIALMAR P. QUINTANA, ISIDRO E. REAL, JR., ZAFIRO L. RESPICIO, VIRGILIO P. ROBLES, AUGUSTO S. SANCHEZ, OSCAR F. SANTOS, FRANCISCO S. SUMULONG, EMIGDIO S. TANJUATCO, LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE and VICTOR ZIGA, petitioners, vs. HON. NICANOR E. Y?IGUEZ, MANUEL M. GARCIA, GUARDSON R. LOOD, RENATO L. CAYETANO, ANTONIO M. DIAZ, DAMIAN V. ALDABA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, ADELINO B. SITOY, LEONARDO PEREZ, ALEJANDRO ALMENDRAS, SALACNIB F. BATERINA, LUIS S. ETCUBANEZ, CONCORDIO C. DIEL, REGALADO E. MAAMBONG, TEODULO C. NATIVIDAD, MACACUNA DIMAPORO, SALVADOR B. BRITANICO and COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNMENT, respondents.

G.R. No. 71908 | 1986-02-04

D E C I S I O N

PATAJO, J:

Petition for prohibition to restrain respondents from enforcing Section 4, 5, 6 and 8 of the Batasan Rules of Procedure in Impeachment Proceedings and mandamus to compel the Batasan Committee on Justice, Human Rights and Good Government to recall from the archives and report out the resolution together with the verified complaint for the impeachment of the President of the Philippines.

Petitioners, representing more than one-fifth of all members of the Batasan, filed with the Batasan on August 13, 1985 Resolution No. 644 calling for the impeachment of President Marcos together with a verified complaint for...