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Bureau of Customs Employees Association vs. Teves

BUREAU OF CUSTOMS EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (BOCEA), represented by its National President (BOCEA National Executive Council) Mr. Romulo A. Pagulayan, Petitioner,vs.HON. MARGARITO B. TEVES, in his capacity as Secretary of the Department of Finance, HON. NAPOLEON L. MORALES, in his capacity as Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs, HON. LILIAN B. HEFTI, in her capacity as Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Respondents.

G.R. No. 181704 | 2011-12-06

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
VILLARAMA, JR., J.:
 
 
Before this Court is a petition1 for certiorari and prohibition with prayer for injunctive relief/s under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, to declare Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9335,2 otherwise known as the Attrition Act of 2005, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations3 (IRR) unconstitutional, and the implementation thereof be enjoined permanently.
 
The Facts
 
On January 25, 2005, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed into law R.A. No. 9335 which took effect on February 11, 2005.
 
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