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Enrique U. Betoy vs. The Board of Directors, National Power Corporation

ENRIQUE U. BETOY, Petitioner,vs.THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, Respondent.

G.R. Nos. 156556-57 | 2011-10-04

EN BANC

DECISION 
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before this Court is a special civil action for certiorari[1] and supplemental petition for mandamus,[2] specifically assailing National Power Board Resolutions No. 2002-124 and No. 2002-125, as well as Sections 11, 34, 38, 48, 52 and 63 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA).  Also assailed is Rule 33 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the EPIRA. 
 
The facts of the case are as follows:
 
On June 8, 2001, the EPIRA was enacted by Congress with the goal of restructuring the electric power...