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Santiago A. Del rosario, etal. Vs. Alfredo Bengzon

SANTIAGO A. DEL ROSARIO, GEORGE G. GACULA, EDGARDO G. SANTOS, ALBANO S. SIBAL, ALBERTO C. REYES, NONITO P. ARROYO, EMMANUEL F. TERENCIO, DOMINGO S. DE LEON, MODESTO O. LLAMAS, FARIDA U. ALONTO, ZENAIDA A. FLOIRENDO, ISABEL A. MEJIA, LUZ P. MABANAG, RAMON U. RABAGO, JR., SAMUEL D. TROCIO and OSCAR M. BRION, petitioners, vs. HON. ALFREDO R. BENGZON, in his capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health, respondent.

G.R. No. 88265 | 1989-12-21

D E C I S I O N


GRIá'O-AQUINO, J.:

This is a class suit filed by officers of the Philippine Medical Association, the national organization of medical doctors in the Philippines, on behalf of their professional brethren who are of kindred persuasion, wherein this Court is asked to declare as unconstitutional, hence, null and void, some provisions of the Generics Act of 1988 (Rep. Act No. 6675), and of the implementing Administrative Order No. 62 issued pursuant thereto, specifically:

(a) Section 6, Pars. (a) and (b) of the Generics Act which provide:

"a) All government health agencies and their personnel as well as other government...