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Drugstores Association of the Philippines vs. National Council on Disability Affairs etc.

DRUGSTORES ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. AND NORTHERN LUZON DRUG CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY AFFAIRS; DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE; BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE; DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT; AND DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 194561 | 2016-09-14

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] with a Prayer for a Temporary Restraining Order and/or Writ of Preliminary Injunction which seeks to annul and set aside the Decision[2] dated July 26, 2010, and the Resolution[3] dated November 19, 2010 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 109903. The CA dismissed petitioners' Petition for Prohibition[4] and upheld the constitutionality of the mandatory twenty percent (20%) discount on the purchase of medicine by persons with disability (PWD).

The antecedents are as follows:

On March 24, 1992, Republic Act (R.A.)...