The petitioners argued that Republic Act 7924, the law that created the MMDA, does not give the agency police power or legislative power to implement.
They claimed that the MMDA “exceeded its powers” when it issued the regulation “because it does not possess legislative nor police powers.”
While the ban on PUBs from EDSA was based on the order of President Duterte, the petitioners said its implementation should be based on existing law.
Furthermore, the petitioners pointed out that the MMDA regulation would violate the PUBs’ existing franchises as issued by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the existing lease agreements between the operators of the PUBs and their terminal owners.
They said the issuance of the regulation is tantamount to an exercise of police power which the MMDA and the Metro Manila Council (MMC) do not possess.
Source: SC to MMDA: justify ban on provincial buses along Edsa | BusinessMirror
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LN: Noted.
