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Intergrated Bar of the Philippines, represented by its National President Jose Anselmo I. Cadiz, H. Harry L. Roque, et al. Vs. Honorable Manila Mayor Jose "Lito" Atienza

INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES represented by its National President, Jose Anselmo I. Cadiz, H. HARRY L. ROQUE, and JOEL RUIZ BUTUYAN, Petitioners, versus HONORABLE MANILA MAYOR JOSE “LITO” ATIENZA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 175241 | 2010-02-24

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

Petitioners Integrated Bar of the Philippines[1] (IBP) and lawyers H. Harry L. Roque and Joel R. Butuyan appeal the June 28, 2006 Decision[2] and the October 26, 2006 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals that found no grave abuse of discretion on the part of respondent Jose "Lito" Atienza, the then mayor of Manila, in granting a permit to rally in a venue other than the one applied for by the IBP.

On June 15, 2006, the IBP, through its then National President Jose Anselmo Cadiz (Cadiz), filed with the Office of the City Mayor of Manila a letter application[4] for a permit to rally at the foot of...