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Prospero A. Pichay, Jr. Vs. Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs-Investigative and Adjudicatory Division, et al.

PROSPERO A. PICHAY, JR., Petitioner, <br /> vs.<br /> OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATIVE AND ADJUDICATORY DIVISION, HON. PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., in his capacity as Executive Secretary, and HON. CESAR V. PURISIMA, in his capacity as Secretary of Finance, and as an ex-officio member of the Monetary Board, Respondents.

G.R. No. 196425 | 2012-07-24

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D E C I S I O N


PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:



The Case


          This is a Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition with a prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order, seeking to declare as unconstitutional Executive Order No. 13, entitled, "Abolishing the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission and Transferring Its Investigative, Adjudicatory and Recommendatory Functions to the Office Of The Deputy Executive Secretary For Legal Affairs, Office of the President",1 and to permanently prohibit respondents from administratively proceeding against petitioner on the strength of the assailed executive order.


The Facts


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