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URC vs. DTI

UNIVERSAL ROBINA CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY ("DTI"), THE DTI SECRETARY, ZENAIDA C. MAGLAYA, IN HER CAPACITY AS DTI UNDERSECRETARY, AND VICTORIO MARIO A. DIMAGIBA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR FOR DTI'S BUREAU OF TRADE REGULATIONS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 203353 | 2023-02-14

D E C I S I O N 
 
LEONEN, SAJ.:
 
A petition for declaratory relief is a viable remedy for questioning the constitutionality of a statute. However, just because a legal remedy is a viable procedural vehicle to assail the constitutionality of a law does not mean courts are constrained to delve into this issue when the remedy is filed. In accordance with this Court's policy of deference, the requirements of justiciability must first be met, regardless of the remedy invoked.
 
This Court resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assailing the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court, which denied the...