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Anti-Graft League of the Philippines vs San Juan, et al.

The Anti-Graft League of the Philippines, Inc., represented by REYNALDO L. BAGATSING, in his capacity as Chief Prosecutor/Investigator, petitioner, vs. Hon. REYNALDO SAN JUAN, Provincial Governor, Hon. JOSE M. BARRETO, SR., Provincial Vice-Governor, Hons. ERNESTO ESTRADA, ROMAN REYES, ISIDRO PACIS, LEONISA VERGEL DE DIOS, REMEDIOS PARALEJAS, TIMOTEO PASCUAL, ALFREDO VILLANUEVA, AMOS REYES, Members of the Provincial Board of Rizal, Hon. EUTROPIO MIGRI?O, Presiding Judge, RTC-Pasig, Branch CLI (151), Ortigas & Company Ltd., represented by ATTY. FRACISCO ORTIGAS, JR., Asian APeopleraisal Co. Inc., Rizal Provincial APeopleraisal Assessor, Provincial Auditor and District Engineer, JESS DOE, STEVE DOE and HECTOR DOE, respondents.

G.R. No. 97787 | 1996-08-01

ROMERO, J.:



It is fundamental in this jurisdiction that any party may only come to court if he has legal standing and a valid cause of action. Petitioner Anti-Graft League of the Philippines, a self-confessed "non-governmental, non-stock and non-profit organization, which was constituted to protect the interest of the Republic and its instrumentalities and political subdivisions and its constituents against abuses of its public officials and employees," claims the instant petition for certiorari is a taxpayer's suit which it filed because the Provincial Board of Rizal (the Board) allegedly illegally disbursed public funds in transactions...