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Province of Camarines Sur Governor Luis Villafuerte vs. DILG Secretary Robredo

GOV. LUIS RAYMUND F. VILLAFUERTE, JR., AND THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JESSE M. ROBREDO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 195390 | 2014-12-10

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D E C I S I O N

REYES, J.:

This is a petition for certiorari and prohibition1 under Rule 65 of the 1997 Revised Rules of Court filed by former Governor Luis Raymund F. Villafuerte, Jr. (Villafuerte) and the Province of Camarines Sur (petitioners), seeking to annul and set aside the following issuances of the late Honorable Jesse M. Robredo (respondent), in his capacity as then Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), to wit:

(a)    Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 2010-83 dated August 31, 2010, pertaining to the full disclosure of local budget and finances, and bids and public...