“Upon resolution of the twin issues presented herein, it is prayed that Memorandum Circular No. 1 (Series of 2020) , be declared violative of the 1987 Philippine Constitution and Republic Act No. Hence, Memorandum Circular No. They prayed that the appeals court grant the petition since what they were questioning was not a law but only an administrative issuance. “The Rules of Court provide for original concurrent jurisdiction by the Regional Trial Court, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court in entertaining petitions for Certiorari, Prohibition or Mandamus,” the petitioners said.

Source: Manila Times November 05, 2020 05:46 UTC