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Governor Pablo Garcia vs. Cebu RTC Judge Burgos [DECISION]

GOVERNOR PABLO P. GARCIA, THE PROVINCE OF CEBU, TOMAS R. OSMENA; MAYOR ALVIN B. GARCIA, THE CITY OF CEBU; ALLAN C. GAVIOLA, City Administrator; JOSE A. GUISADIO, City Planning and Development Officer; METRO CEBU DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICE; BASHIR D. RASUMAN, Regional Director, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Region VII; ROMEO C. ESCANDOR, Regional Director, National Economic and Development Board (NEDA), Region VII; and LANDBANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. HON. JOSE P. BURGOS in his capacity as presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Cebu City; and MALAYAN INTEGRATED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, respondent.

G.R. No. 124130 | 1998-06-29

D E C I S I O N
 
PANGANIBAN, J.:
 
Presidential Decree 1818 prohibits courts from issuing an injunction against any infrastructure project, such as the Cebu South Reclamation Project, “in order not to disrupt or hamper the pursuit of essential government projects” or frustrate “the economic development effort of the nation.” This Court will not tolerate a violation of this prohibition.
 
Statement of the Case
 
Petitioners, through Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, assail the validity of three Orders of Judge Jose P. Burgos of the Regional Trial Court of Cebu.[1] The first assailed Order, dated...