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Bautista vs Juinio 127 SCRA 329

MARY CONCEPCION BAUTISTA and ENRIQUE D. BAUTISTA, petitioners, vs. ALFREDO L. JUINIO, ROMEO F. EDU and FIDEL V. RAMOS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-50908 | 1984-01-31

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J.:

The validity of an energy conservation measure, Letter of Instruction No. 869, issued on May 31, 1979 - the response to the protracted oil crisis that dates back to 1974 - is put in issue in this prohibition proceeding filed by petitioners, spouses Mary Concepcion Bautista and Enrique D. Bautista, for being allegedly violative of the due process and equal protection guarantees 1 of the Constitution. The use of private motor vehicles with H and EH plates on week-ends and holidays was banned from  "[12:00] a.m. Saturday morning to 5:00 a.m. Monday morning, or 1:00 a.m. of the holiday to 5:00 a.m. of the day...