REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE CITY OF BAGUIO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE ASSOCIATION OF BARANGAY COUNCILS, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, RUFINO M. PANAGAN, RESPONDENT.
- G.R. Number: G.R. No. 207118
- Promulgated: 2025-04-22
- Ponente: MARQUEZ, J.
Keywords
Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991) Section 391, Presidential Decree No. 1869 (PAGCOR Charter) Section 10, Presidential Decree No. 1602 (Anti-Gambling Law), Republic Act No. 9487, Presidential Decree No. 449 (Cockfighting Law of 1974) Section 6, Rules of Court Rule 45, Rules of Court Rule 63 Section 6, Doctrine of Local Autonomy, Lex Specialis Derogat Generali, Verba Legis Non Est Recedendum, Stricto Sensu Construction, Statutory Construction of Exceptions, Fund-raising activities of barangays, Regulation of gambling (Bingo sa Barangay), Local Government powers, Scope of PAGCOR's authority, Petition for Review on Certiorari, Declaratory Relief, Temporary Restraining Order, Writ of Preliminary Injunction