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Galicto v. Aquino

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Title: Galicto v.

Aquino and incentives of members of the Board of


Doctrine: Directors/Trustees until December 31, 2010
Since the issuance of an EO is not judicial, quasi-judicial or a  Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition with Application for
mandatory act, a petition for certiorari and prohibition is an Writ of Preliminary Injunction and/or Temporary
incorrect remedy Restraining Order, seeking to nullify and enjoin the
Facts: implementation of Executive Order No. (EO) 7 issued by the
 Pres. Aquino made public in his first State of the Nation Office of the President
Address the alleged excessive allowances, bonuses and
other benefits of Officers and Members of the Board of Issue:
Directors of the Manila Waterworks and Sewerage System a WON the petition will prosper – NO
government owned and controlled corporation (GOCC)
which has been unable to meet its standing obligations. Held:
 Subsequently, the Senate of the Philippines (Senate),  Under the Rules of Court, petitions for Certiorari and
through the Senate Committee on Government Prohibition are availed of to question judicial, quasi-judicial
Corporations and Public Enterprises, conducted an inquiry and mandatory acts. Since the issuance of an EO is not
in aid of legislation on the reported excessive salaries, judicial, quasi-judicial or a mandatory act, a petition for
allowances, and other benefits of GOCCs and government certiorari and prohibition is an incorrect remedy; instead a
financial institutions (GFIs) petition for declaratory relief under Rule 63 of the Rules of
 Senate issued Senate Resolution No. 17 urging the President Court, filed with the Regional Trial Court (RTC), is the proper
to order the immediate suspension of the unusually large recourse to assail the validity of EO 7.
and apparently excessive allowances, bonuses, incentives  Because of the transitory nature of EO 7, it has been
and other perks of members of the governing boards of pointed out that the present case has already been
[GOCCs] and [GFIs]. rendered moot by these supervening events: (1) the lapse
 Heeding the call of Congress, Pres. Aquino issued EO 7, on December 31, 2010 of Section 10 of EO 7 that suspended
entitled Directing the Rationalization of the Compensation the allowances and bonuses of the directors and trustees of
and Position Classification System in the [GOCCs] and [GFIs], GOCCs and GFIs; and (2) the enactment of R.A. No. 10149
and for Other Purposes. EO 7 provided for the guiding amending the provisions in the charters of GOCCs and GFIs
principles and framework to establish a fixed compensation empowering their board of directors/trustees to determine
and position classification system for GOCCs and GFIs. their own compensation system, in favor of the grant of
 Finally, EO 7 ordered (1) a moratorium on the increases in authority to the President to perform this act.
the salaries and other forms of compensation, except
salary adjustments under EO 8011 and EO 900, of all GOCC
and GFI employees for an indefinite period to be set by the
President, and (2) a suspension of all allowances, bonuses

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