G.R. No. 147096
January 15, 2002
REPUBLIC OF TE PILIPPINE!, r"#r"$"n%"& 'y N(TION(L TELECO))UNIC(TION! CO))I!!ION, vs. E*PRE!! TELECO))UNIC( TELECO))UNIC(TION TION CO., INC. an& B(+(N TELECO))UNIC(TION! TELECO))UNIC( TION! CO., INC .
F(CT!
On Decemb December er 29, 1992, 1992, the Intern Internati ational onal Communicati ations Corporation (now Baantel! "ile# an application with the $%C "or a C&C$ to install, operate an# maintain a #i'ital Cellular obil bile%ele elephone )stem*)ervice (C%)! with praer "or a &rovis &rovision ional al +uthor +uthorit it (& (&+!. oweve oweverr, xpr xpres ess% s%el elec ecom ommu muni nica cati tion on Co., Co., Inc. Inc. (xt (xtel elcom com!! "ile "ile# # in $%C $%C an Oppos Opposit itio ion n prain' "or the #ismissal o" Baantels Baantels appl applic icat atio ion. n. On a /, 2000, 2000, the the $%C issue# ue# an Or#er 'rantin' in "avor o" Baantel, applin' ule 1, )ection / o" its 1934 1934 ule uless o" &rac &racti tice ce an# an# &roc &roce# e#ur ure. e. xte xtelc lcom om "ile "ile# # with with the the C+ a peti petiti tion on see5in' the annulment o" the Or#er o" the %C, which was eventuall 'rante# b the C+. +''rieve#, +''rieve#, Baantel Baantel brou'ht brou'ht the case case to the )C. xte xtelc lcom om cont conten en#s #s that that the the $%C $%C shou shoul# l# have applie# the evise# ules which were "ile# with the O""ice o" the $+ on 6ebruar /, 199/.. %he $%C, on the other han#, issue# a certi"ication to the e""ect that inasmuch as the 199/ evise# ules have not not been been publ publiishe# she# in a news newspa pape perr o" 'ene 'enera rall circ circul ulat atio ion, n, the the $%C $%C has has been been applin' applin' the 1934 ules. ules. %hus, the the present present petition.
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January 15, 2002
B(+(N TELECO))UNIC(TION! Bayan%"-, INC., , vs. E*PRE!! TELECO))UNIC( TELECO))UNIC(TION TION CO., INC. E/%"-o,
I!!UE 7hich amon' the $%C ules o" &ractice an# &roce#ure shoul# 'overn in the approval o" Baantels application8 EL3
%he 1934 $%C ules. %he absence o" publication, couple# with the certi certi"ic "icati ation on b the Commis Commissi sioner oner o" the $%C statin' that the $%C was still 'overne# b the 1934 ules, clearl in#icate that the 199/ evise# ules have not ta5en e""ect at the the time time o" the the 'ran 'rantt o" the the provi provisi sion onal al authorit to Baantel. %here is nothin' in the +#ministrative Co#e o" 1943 which implies that the "ilin' o" the rule ules wit with the & :aw Center is the operative act that 'ives the rules "orce an# e""ec e""ect. t. )till, )till, public publicati ation on in the O""i O""icia ciall ;a?, 1>?, as amen#e amen#e#!, #!, "all "all s=uare s=uarel l within within the scope scope o" thes thesee laws laws.. +#mi +#mini nist stra rati tive ve rule ruless an# an# re'ulations must be publishe# i" their purpose is to en"orce or implement existin' law pursuant to a vali# #ele'ation.
%he onl exceptions are interpretative re'ulations, those merel internal in nature, or those so-calle# letters o" instructions issue# b a#ministrative superiors concernin' the rules an# 'ui#elines to be "ollowe# b their subor#inates in the per"ormance o" their #uties.
