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Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative vs Torres

CAMARINES NORTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (CANORE-CO); RUBEN N. BARRAMEDA; ELVIS L. ESPIRITU; MERARDO G. ENERO, JR.; MARCELITO B. ABAS; and REYNALDO V. ABUNDO, petitioners, vs. HON. RUBEN D. TORRES, in his capacity as Executive Secretary; REX TANTIONGCO; HONESTO DE JESUS; ANDRES IBASCO; TEODULO M. MEA; and VICENTE LUKBAN, respondent.

G.R. No. 127249 | 1998-02-27

D E C I S I O N 

DAVIDE, JR., J.: 

May the Office of the President validly constitute an ad hoc committee to take over and manage the affairs of an electric cooperative? 

This is the key issue in this original action for certiorari and prohibition under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court wherein the petitioners seek to (a) annul and set aside Memorandum Order No. 409 of the Office of the President dated 3 December 1996 constituting an Ad Hoc Committee to take over and manage the affairs of the Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc., (hereafter CANORECO) "until such time as a general membership meeting can be called to decide the...