tañada v tuvera

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TAÑADA VS. TUVERA Facts: On April 24, 1985, Petitioner filed a petition for mandamus compeling respondents to publish presidential decrees, letters of instructions, general orders, executive orders, letter of implementation, and administrative orders, as well as 15-day grace period upon publication before the implementation. Issue: WON the publication of presidential issuances in the Official Gazette is a requirement for their effectivity Held: Section 1 of Commonwealth Act 638 imposes imperative duty of the respondents to inform the people, in the form of a notice or publication, of matters of public concern to serve as a basis for the maxim "ignorance as an excuse for noncompliance". Moreover, under the same act is a list of what should be published in the Official Gazette, giving the respondents no discretion as to what to include or exclude in such publication. Thus, it has been held that presidential issuances with general applicability that has not been published shall take no force or effect.

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Page 1: Tañada v Tuvera

TAÑADA VS. TUVERA

Facts: On April 24, 1985, Petitioner filed a petition for mandamus compeling respondents to publish presidential decrees, letters of instructions, general orders, executive orders, letter of implementation, and administrative orders, as well as 15-day grace period upon publication before the implementation.

Issue: WON the publication of presidential issuances in the Official Gazette is a requirement for their effectivity

Held: Section 1 of Commonwealth Act 638 imposes imperative duty of the respondents to inform the people, in the form of a notice or publication, of matters of public concern to serve as a basis for the maxim "ignorance as an excuse for noncompliance". Moreover, under the same act is a list of what should be published in the Official Gazette, giving the respondents no discretion as to what to include or exclude in such publication. Thus, it has been held that presidential issuances with general applicability that has not been published shall take no force or effect.