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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, vs. HON. JOSE D. AZARRAGA and JOHN REY PREVENDIDO

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, vs. HON. JOSE D. AZARRAGA and JOHN REY PREVENDIDO, Respondents.

G. R. Nos. 187117 and 187127 | 2011-10-12

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION
 
SERENO, J.: 

In the present Petition for Prohibition with Prayer for Temporary Restraining Order/Preliminary Mandatory Injunction under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, petitioner questions the legality of Chapter V, Section 9 of A.M. No. 03-8-02-SC or the “Guidelines on the Selection and Appointment of Executive Judges and Defining Their Powers, Prerogatives and Duties” issued by this Court on 27 January 2004, in relation to Section 90 of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

The antecedent facts are as follows:

On 7 February 2009, petitioner filed two (2) Informations[1] before the Regional Trial...