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Balag vs. Senate of the Philippines

ARVIN R. BALAG, PETITIONER, V. SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER AND DANGEROUS DRUGS, SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, SENATE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND REVISION OF CODES AND MGEN. JOSE V. BALAJADIA, JR. (RET.) IN HIS CAPACITY AS SENATE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 234608 | 2018-07-03

D E C I S I O N
 
GESMUNDO, J.:
 
This is a petition for certiorari and prohibition with prayer for issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) and/or writ of preliminary injunction seeking to annul, set aside and enjoin the implementation of Senate P.S. Resolution (SR) No. 504[1] and the October 18, 2017 Order[2] (Contempt Order) of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs citing Arvin Balag (petitioner) in contempt.
 
The Antecedents
 
On September 17, 2017, Horacio Tomas T. Castillo III (Horacio III),[3] a first year law student of the University of Sto. Tomas (UST), died...