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PHARMACAEUTICAL AND HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION OFTHE PHILIPPINES VS. DUQUE III (DOH)

NATURE:petition for certiotri !n"er R!#e $% of t&e R!#e' of Co!rt

'eein* to n!##if+ A",ini'trti-e Or"er (A.O) No. //$0//1entit#e' Re-i'e" I,p#e,entin* R!#e' n" Re*!#tion' of

E2ec!ti-e Or"er No. %1 Ot&er3i'e 4no3n ' t&e 5Mi#Co"e6 Re#e-nt Interntion# A*ree,ent' Pen#i7in*

Vio#tion' T&ereof n" for Ot&er P!rpo'e' (RIRR)

FACTS:

petitioner po'it' t&t RIRR i' not -#i" ' it contin'

pro-i'ion' t&t re not con'tit!tion# 8 *o 9e+on" t&e #3 iti' '!ppo'e" to i,p#e,ent

E.O :%1 (Mi# Co"e) 3' i''!e" 9+ Pre'i"ent Cor+ A;!ino

9+ -irt!e of t&e #e*i'#ti-e po3er' *rnte" !pon &er !n"er

t&e Free"o, Con'tit!tion (oct

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r!#e' n" re*!#tion' 3&ic& re'!#t' in "e#e*te" #e*i'#tiont&t i' 3it&in t&e confine' of t&e *rntin* 'tt!te n" t&e

Con'tit!tion n" '!9ect to t&e "octrine of non0"e#e*9i#it+n" 'epr9i#it+ of po3er'. S!c& e2pre'' *rnt of r!#e0,in* po3er nece''ri#+ inc#!"e' t&e po3er to ,en"

re-i'e #ter or repe# t&e ',e. T&i' i' to ##o3",ini'trti-e *encie' f#e2i9i#it+ in for,!#tin* n""!'tin* t&e "eti#' n" ,nner 9+ 3&ic& t&e+ re to

i,p#e,ent t&e pro-i'ion' of #3 in or"er to ,e it ,orere'pon'i-e to t&e ti,e'.

In fine on#+ Section' B(f) 11 n" B$ re ultra vires

9e+on" t&e !t&orit+ of t&e DOH to pro,!#*te n" in

contr-ention of t&e Mi# Co"e n" t&erefore n!## n" -oi".T&e re't of t&e pro-i'ion' of t&e RIRR re in con'onnce3it& t&e Mi# Co"e.