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Secretary of the DOTC vs Roberto Mabalot

SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS (DOTC), petitioner, vs. ROBERTO MABALOT, respondent.

G.R. No. 138200 | 2002-02-27

D E C I S I O N

BUENA, J.:

At the core of controversy in the instant Petition for Review on Certiorari is the validity of Memorandum Order No. 96-735, dated 19 February 1996, and Department Order No. 97-1025, dated 29 January 1997, both issued by the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).

The facts are uncontested.

On 19 February 1996, then DOTC Secretary Jesus B. Garcia, Jr., issued Memorandum Order No. 96-735 addressed to Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Dante Lantin, viz:

"In the interest of the service, you are hereby directed to effect the transfer of regional...