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12) Lawyers League For Bettter Philippines Vs-Aquino

The Supreme Court dismissed petitions questioning the legitimacy of President Corazon C. Aquino's government, stating that the matter is political and not justiciable. The court found that the petitioners lacked standing and that the Aquino government is recognized as legitimate both domestically and internationally. The petitions were deemed without merit and dismissed accordingly.

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12) Lawyers League For Bettter Philippines Vs-Aquino

The Supreme Court dismissed petitions questioning the legitimacy of President Corazon C. Aquino's government, stating that the matter is political and not justiciable. The court found that the petitioners lacked standing and that the Aquino government is recognized as legitimate both domestically and internationally. The petitions were deemed without merit and dismissed accordingly.

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EN BANC

[G.R. No. 73748, May 22, 1986]

LAWYERS LEAGUE FOR A BETTER PHILIPPINES AND/OR OLIVER A.


LOZANO VS. PRESIDENT CORAZON C. AQUINO, ET AL.

SIRS/MESDAMES:

Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of this Court

MAY 22, 1986

In G.R. No. 73748, Lawyers League for a Better Philippines vs. President
Corazon C. Aquino, et al.; G.R. No. 73972, People's Crusade for Supremacy of
the Constitution vs. Mrs. Cory Aquino, et al., and G.R. No. 73990, Councilor
Clifton U. Ganay vs. Corazon C. Aquino, et al., the legitimacy of the
government of President Aquino is questioned. It is claimed that her
government is illegal because it was not established pursuant to the 1973
Constitution.

As early as April 10, 1986, this Court* had already voted to dismiss the
petitions for the reasons to be stated below. On April 17, 1986, Atty. Lozano
as counsel for the petitioners in G.R. Nos. 73748 and 73972 withdrew the
petitions and manifested that they would pursue the question by extra-
judicial methods. The withdrawal is functus oficio.

The three petitions obviously are not impressed with merit. Petitioners have
no personality to sue and their petitions state no cause of action. For the
legitimacy of the Aquino government is not a justiciable matter. It belongs to
the realm of politics where only the people of the Philippines are the judge.
And the people have made the judgment; they have accepted the
government of President Corazon C. Aquino which is in effective control of
the entire country so that it is not merely a de factogovernment but is in fact
and law a de jure government. Moreover, the community of nations has
recognized the legitimacy of the present government. All the eleven
members of this Court, as reorganized, have sworn to uphold the
fundamental law of the Republic under her government.

In view of the foregoing, the petitions are hereby dismissed.

Very truly yours,

(Sgd.) GLORIA C. PARAS


Clerk of Court

* The Court was then composed of Teehankee, C.J. and Abad Santos.,
Melencio-Herrera, Plana, Escolin, Gutierrez, Jr., Cuevas, Alampay and Patajo,
JJ.

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