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The Liga ng mga Barangay National vs Mayor Atienza

THE LIGA NG MGA BARANGAY NATIONAL, petitioner, vs. THE CITY MAYOR OF MANILA, HON. JOSE ATIENZA, JR., and THE CITY COUNCIL OF MANILA, respondents.

G.R. No. 154599 | 2004-01-21

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:

This petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court seeks the nullification of Manila City Ordinance No. 8039, Series of 2002,[1] and respondent City Mayor's Executive Order No. 011, Series of 2002,[2] dated 15 August 2002 , for being patently contrary to law.

The antecedents are as follows:

Petitioner Liga ng mga Barangay National (Liga for brevity) is the national organization of all the barangays in the Philippines, which pursuant to Section 492 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as The Local Government Code of 1991, constitutes the duly elected presidents of highly-urbanized...