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Philippine Assoc. of Service Exporters, Inc., at al. vs. Ruben D. Torres, et al.

PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF SERVICE EXPORTERS, INC. (PASEI), PHILIPPINE ENTERTAINMENT EXPORTERS AND PROMOTERS ASSOCIATION (PEEPA), and ASSOCIATION OF FILIPINO OVERSEAS WORKERS, INC. (AFOWI), petitioners, vs. HON. RUBEN D. TORRES, SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, respondent. JOBLINK INTERNATIONAL, INC. (herein represented by FEBI L. ENRIQUEZ, Vice-President for Operations) and PROSPECS INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY (herein represented by QUINTIN C. FENIZA, Proprietor-General Manager), intervenors, RP-JAPAN ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTERS ASSOCIATION, INC. (REPA), intervenor, AMADER INTERNATIONAL, INC., IDG TRADING & GENERAL SERVICES, PHILCANGO INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT SERVICES, PAN ASIA MANPOWER PLACEMENT, LYKA INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES, INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES, MAINLINE RECRUITMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC., WORLD MATRIX UNLIMITED SERVICES CONSULTANCY & TRADING CO., NUBA INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES CORPORATION, EL BARY MANPOWER SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES CONT. INT'L CO. LTD., CDD ENTERPRISES and VELREY RECRUITMENT COMPANY, intervenors.

G.R. No. 98472 | 1993-08-19

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BELLOSILLO, J.:

May an Executive Order (EO) 1 repeal a Letter of Instruction (LOI)? 2

Ordinarily, since both LOI and EO are presidential issuances, one may repeal or otherwise alter, modify or amend the other, depending on which comes later. The case before us appears compounded by the circumstance that the LOI in question was issued by former President Ferdinand E. Marcos when he was clothed with legislative power, while the EO revoking the LOI was issued by then President Corazon C. Aquino at a time when she had already lost her law-making power after Congress convened on 27 July 1987. 3 Although the EO issued by...