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Jose Luis Martin C. Gascon, etal. Vs. Joker Arroyo

JOSE LUIS MARTIN C. GASCON, FAUSTINO "BONG" L. LAPIRA, and SPOUSES ALBERTO AND KARLA LIM, petitioners, vs. The Hon. JOKER T. ARROYO, in his official capacity as Executive Secretary to the President, Hon. TEODORO C. BENIGNO, as Press Secretary, Hon. REINERIO REYES, as the Secretary of Transportation and Communication, Hon. JOSE ALCUAZ, as Chairman of the National Telecommunications Commission, Hon. CONRADO A. LIMCAOCO, JR., as the Officer-in-Charge of the People's Television 4, ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, and MESSRS. VICENTE ABAD SANTOS, PASTOR DEL ROSARIO and CATALINO MACARAIG, JR., in their respective capacities as Chairman and Members of the "Arbitration Committee", respondents.

G.R. No. 78389 | 1989-10-16

D E C I S I O N


PADILLA, J.:

In this petition for certiorari and prohibition, with prayer for issuance of writ of preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order, petitioners seek to annul and set aside the "Agreement to Arbitrate" entered into by and between the Republic of the Philippines, represented by Executive Secretary Joker T. Arroyo, and ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, represented by its President, Eugenio Lopez, Jr., dated 6 January 1987, to settle the claims of ABS-CBN for the return of radio and television stations (TV Station Channel 4), and to enjoin the Arbitration Committee created under the aforesaid agreement...