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Ranada, Cepeda, etc. vs. Office of the President [DECISION]

PATRICIA MARIE I. RANADA, MARA ALYSSABEL D. CEPEDA, RAYMON G. DULLANA, FRANKLIN Y. CIMATU, MAURICIO E. VICTA, CAMILLE KRISTINA S. ELEMIA, RALPH MARTIN S. RIVAS, BALTAZAR ESPINOSA LAGSA AND RAPPLER, INC., PETITIONERS, DR. FLORANGEL BRAID, MELINDA QUINTOS DE JESUS, CERES DOYO, JOHN NERY, SOLITA MONSOD, MA. SALVACION "INDAY" VARONA, MARLON RAMOS, VERGEL SANTOS, LOURD ERNEST DE VEYRA, JOSELITO DELOS REYES, MURIEL "TWINK" MACARAIG, NIKOLETTE KRISTINE NONNA "NIKKO" DIZON, AND OTHER JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA PRACTITIONERS LISTED IN ANNEX A, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION, BARTHOLOME T. GUINGONA, ANA THERESA P. SANTOS, MICHELLE D.L. ABAD, JOSE FRANCISCO M. LUNA, MIKAELA ANDREA R. GARCIA, MERINETTE A. RETONA, JENNINA MARIE M. MORA, RANEZA E. PINLAC, ANDREW DANIEL H. MENCILAS, GILLIAN N. VILLANUEVA, PHOEBE C. SALVADOR, SHERWIN G. DE VERA, ANGELO A.M. SILVA, ARMIN REY P. ADINA, ODINA E. BATNAG, MA. ANNA MARGARITA V. BUENO, ANGEL S. AVERIA, JR., MARIA LOURDES M. JIMENEZ, EDNA O. AQUINO, ANTONIO TIAMSON, NOEMI L. DADO, MARIA LORETO P. ROCES, AND MARLON ANTHONY TONSON, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION, PAGBABAGO@PILIPINAS FOUNDATION, INC., PETITIONER-IN-INTERVENTION, VS. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS OFFICE, MEDIA ACCREDITATION REGISTRATION OFFICE, AND PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY GROUP, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 246126 | 2023-06-27

D E C I S I O N
 
SINGH, J.:
 
The Court is asked to determine whether the freedom of the press, as enshrined in Article III, Section 4 of the Constitution, has been violated. However, supervening events have foreclosed the need for the Court to rule on the substantive issues raised.

A Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition [With (1) Prayer for the Issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order and/or Status Quo Ante Order and/or Writ of Preliminary Injunction and (2) Motion for Special Raffle][1] dated April 10, 2019 (the Petition), was filed by petitioners Patricia Marie I. Ranada (Ranada), Mara...