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CCFOP vs. Aquino III

CONFEDERATION OF COCONUT FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (CCFOP), PETITIONER, VS. HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT BENIGNO SIMEON C. AQUINO III, ACTING COMMISSIONER RICHARD ROGER AMURAO OF THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT (PCGG), CHAIRMAN CESAR L. VILLANUEVA OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMISSION FOR GOCCS (GCG), AND SECRETARY LEILA M. DE LIMA OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 217965 | 2017-08-08

D E C I S I O N
 
MENDOZA, J.:
 
Through the subject Petition for Prohibition under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court (Petition), the controversy surrounding the utilization of the contentious "coco levy funds" is once again put into the fore.

Before the Court proceeds, a brief restatement of the factual antecedents leading up to the present petition is in order.

The collection of what is known as the coconut levy funds all began on June 19, 1971, following the passage of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6260,[1] for the purpose of providing the necessary funds for the development of the coconut industry. The imposition, which was pooled...