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Bayyo & Perweg vs. Tugade et al.

BAYYO ASSOCIATION, INC. AND ANSELMO D. PERWEG, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION, PETITIONERS, VS. SECRETARY ARTHUR P. TUGADE, SECRETARY CARLOS S. DOMINGUEZ, SECRETARY WENDEL ELIOT AVISADO, AND ATTY. MARTIN B. DELGRA, RESPONDENTS

G.R. No. 254001 | 2023-07-11

D E C I S I O N
 
SINGH, J.:
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition[1] under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court filed by Bayyo Association, Inc. (Bayyo) and Anselmo D. Perweg (Perweg), in his capacity as President of Bayyo (collectively, the petitioners), which seeks to nullify paragraph 5.2 of Department Order (DO) No. 2017-011,[2] dated June 19, 2017, issued by the Department of Transportation (DOTr), for being an invalid delegation of legislative power and for violating the due process and equal protection clauses of the Constitution.
 
The Facts
 
On June 19, 2017, the DOTr...