Lorenzo Taada v. Juan Tuvera, 146 SCRA 446G.R. No. L-63915P seek
a r!" o# $anda$us "o %o$&e' res&onden" &u('!% o)%!a's
"o &u('!s*, and+or %ause "*e &u('!%a"!on !n "*e ,G o#
var!ous -., L/n, G,, -, 0,, L!$ and A,./nvok!n12 &eo&'e3s
r!1*" "o (e !n#or$ed on $a""ers o# &u('!% %on%ern
&r!n%!&'e "*a" 'as "o (e va'!d and en#or%ea('e $us" (e
&u('!s*ed !n "*e ,G oro"*er!se e4e%"!ve'5 &ro$u'1a"edR,
"*rou1* "*e So'!%!"or Genera', ou'd *ave "*!s %ase d!s$!ssed
ou"r!1*" Ground2 "*a" - *ave no 'e1a' &ersona'!"5 or s"and!n1
"o (r!n1 "*e !ns"an" &e"!"!on. /n "*e a(sen%e o# an5 s*o!n1
"*a" - are &ersona''5 and d!re%"'5 a4e%"ed or &re6ud!%ed (5
"*e a''e1ed non-&u('!%a"!on o# "*e &res !ssuan%es !n
7ues"!on sa!d - are !"*ou" "*e re7u!s!"e 'e1a' &ersona'!"5 "o
!ns"!"u"e "*!s $anda$us &ro%eed!n1, "*e5 are no" (e!n1
8a11r!eved &ar"!es8 !"*!n "*e $ean!n1 o# Se%"!on 3, Ru'e 65 o#
"*e Ru'es o# Cour"P, $a!n"a!n "*a" s!n%e su(6e%" o# "*e
&e"!"!on %on%erns a &u('!% r!1*" and !"s o(6e%" !s"o
%o$&e' "*e &er#or$an%e o# a &u('!% du"5, "*e5 need no"
s*o an5 s&e%!9% !n"eres" #or "*e!r &e"!"!on "o (e 1!ven due
%ourse.191: %ase o# Sever!no vs. Governor Genera', 3 "*!s Cour"
*e'd "*a""when the question is one of public right and the object
of the mandamus is to procure the enforcement of a public duty, the
people are regarded as the real party in interest and the relator
at whose instigation the proceedings are instituted need not show
that he has any legal or special interest in the result, it being
sufcient to show thathe is a citizen and as such interested in the
execution of the lawsC, re%o1n!zed "*e re'a"or Lo&e Sever!no, a
&r!va"e !nd!v!dua', as a &ro&er &ar"5 "o "*e
$anda$us &ro%eed!n1s (rou1*" "o %o$&e' "*e Governor Genera'
"o %a'' a s&e%!a' e'e%"!on #or "*e &os!"!on o#
$un!%!&a' &res!den" !n "*e "on o# S!'a5, Ne1ros
,%%!den"a'.T*e r!1*" sou1*" "o (e en#or%ed (5 - *ere!n !s a
&u('!% r!1*" re%o1n!zed (5 no 'ess "*an "*e #unda$en"a' 'a o#
"*e 'and. /# - ere no" a''oed "o !ns"!"u"e "*!s &ro%eed!n1, !"
ou'd !ndeed (e d!)%u'" "o %on%e!ve o# an5 o"*er &erson "o
!n!"!a"e "*e sa$e, %ons!der!n1 "*a" "*e So'!%!"or Genera', "*e
1overn$en" o)%er 1enera''5 e$&oered "o re&resen" "*e
&eo&'e, *as en"ered *!s a&&earan%e #or R !n "*!s
%ase.R, #ur"*er %on"end "*a" &u('!%a"!on !n "*e ,G !s no" a
s!ne 7ua non re7u!re$en" #or "*e e4e%"!v!"5 o# 'as *ere "*e 'as
"*e$se'ves &rov!de #or "*e!r on e4e%"!v!"5 da"es. S!n%e "*e
&res !ssuan%es !n 7ues"!on %on"a!n s&e%!a' &rov!s!ons
as "o "*e da"e "*e5 are "o "ake e4e%", &u('!%a"!on !n "*e ,G !s
no" !nd!s&ensa('e #or "*e!r e4e%"!v!"5.1C, ru'ed "*a"
&u('!%a"!on !n "*e ,G !s ne%essar5 !n "*ose %ases *ere "*e
'e1!s'a"!on !"se'# does no" &rov!de #or !"s e4e%"!v!"5 da"e-#or
"*en "*e da"e o# &u('!%a"!on !s $a"er!a' #or de"er$!n!n1 !"s
da"e o# e4e%"!v!"5, *!%* !s "*e 15"* da5 #o''o!n1 !"s
&u('!%a"!on-(u" no" *en "*e 'a !"se'# &rov!des #or "*e da"e
*en !" 1oes !n"o e4e%".Cons!dered !n "*e '!1*" o# o"*er s"a"u"es
a&&'!%a('e "o "*e !ssue a" *and, "*e %on%'us!on !s eas!'5
rea%*ed "*a" sa!d Ar"!%'e ; does no" &re%'ude "*e re7u!re$en"
o#&u('!%a"!on !n "*e ,)%!a' Gaze""e, even !# "*e 'a !"se'#
&rov!des #or "*e da"e o# !"s e4e%"!v!"5.Se%"!on 1 o#
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