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Hilarion M. Henares, Jr. vs. Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board.

HILARION M. HENARES, JR., VICTOR C. AGUSTIN, ALFREDO L. HENARES, DANIEL L. HENARES, ENRIQUE BELO HENARES, and CRISTINA BELO HENARES, Petitioners, versus LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD and DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 158290 | 2006-10-23

THIRD DIVISION
 
RESOLUTION 
 
QUISUMBING, J.: 
 
Petitioners challenge this Court to issue a writ of mandamus commanding respondents Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) to require public utility vehicles (PUVs) to use compressed natural gas (CNG) as alternative fuel. 
 
Citing statistics from the Metro Manila Transportation and Traffic Situation Study of 1996,[1] the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the National Capital Region,[2] a study of the Asian Development Bank,[3] the Manila Observatory[4] and the Department...