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AASJS Member-Hector Gumangan Calilung vs. The Hon. Simeon Datumanong etc.

AASJS (ADVOCATES AND ADHERENTS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS AND ALLIED WORKERS) MEMBER HECTOR GUMANGAN CALILUNG, Petitioner, versus THE HONORABLE SIMEON DATUMANONG, in his official capacity as the Secretary of Justice, Respondent.

G.R. No. 160869 | 2007-05-11

DECISION
 


QUISUMBING, J.:

This is an original action for prohibition under Rule 65 of the 1997 Revised Rules of Civil Procedure.

Petitioner filed the instant petition against respondent, then Secretary of Justice Simeon Datumanong, the official tasked to implement laws governing citizenship.[1] Petitioner prays that a writ of prohibition be issued to stop respondent from implementing Republic Act No. 9225, entitled "An Act Making the Citizenship of Philippine Citizens Who Acquire Foreign Citizenship Permanent, Amending for the Purpose Commonwealth Act No. 63, As Amended, and for Other Purposes." Petitioner avers that Rep. Act...