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Ramon A. Gonzales Vs. Francisco I. Chavez

RAMON A. GONZALES, petitioner, vs. HON. FRANCISCO I. CHAVEZ, in his capacity as Solicitor General, PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, and COMMISSION ON AUDIT, respondent.

G.R. No. 97351 | 1992-02-04

D E C I S I O N


ROMERO, J.:

In the instant petition for mandamus and prohibition with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order, petitioner submits for the Court's adjudication the twin issues of whether or not the Solicitor General neglected his public duty by withdrawing as counsel for the Republic of the Philippines and the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) in cases he had filed in court and whether or not the PCGG acted without or in excess of jurisdiction in hiring private lawyers as a result of such withdrawal of appearance.

Petitioner Ramon A. Gonzales, as a citizen and taxpayer, filed the petition...