Secretary of National Defense vs. Manalo, GR No. 180906, October 7, 2008

Republic Republic of the Philippines

Supreme Court Manila EN BANC

THE SECRETARY OF NAT NATIONA IONAL L DEFE DEFENS NSE, E, TH THE E CHIE CHIEF F OF ST STA AFF, FF, ARMED RMED FORCES OF THEPHILIPPINES, Petitioners,

- versus -

G.R. No. 180906

Present: PUNO, C.J., C.J., QUISUMBING, YNARES-SANTIAGO, ARPIO, AUSTRIA-MARTINE!, ORONA, ARPIO MORA"ES, A!UNA, TINGA, #IO-NA!ARIO, $E"ASO, %R.,  NA#URA, REYES, "EONAR&O-&E ASTRO, 'nd BRION, JJ. BRION, JJ.

RAYMOND MANALO and REYNALDO MANALO, Pro(u)*'ted: Respondents. O+toer , //0 1- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1 DECISION PUNO, C.J.

23i)e vi+ti(s o4 en4or+ed dis'ppe'r'n+es 're sep'r'ted 4ro( t3e rest o4 t3e 5or)d  e3ind se+ret 5'))s, t3e6 're not sep'r'ted 4ro( t3e +onstitution') prote+tion o4 

t3eir 'si+ ri*3ts. T3e +onstitution is 'n over'r+3in* s76 t3't +overs ')) in its  prote+tion. T3e +'se 't 'r 'r invo)ves t3e ri*3ts to )i4e, )iert6 'nd se+urit6 se+urit6 in t3e 4irst  petition 4or ' 5rit o4 amparo 4i)ed amparo 4i)ed e4ore t3is ourt. T3is is 'n 'ppe') vi' Petition 4or Revie5 under Ru)e 89 o4 t3e Ru)es o4 ourt in re)'tion to Se+tion ; uestions o4 4'+t 'nd )'5, t3e &e+ision pro(u)*'ted 6 t3e ourt o4 Appe')s in .A. G.R. AMPARO No. ////, entit)ed R'6(ond M'n')o 'nd Re6n')do M'n')o, petitioners, versus T3e Se+ret'r6 o4 N'tion') &e4ense, t3e 3ie4  o4 St'44, Ar(ed ?or+es o4 t3e P3i)ippines, respondents. T3is +'se 5's ori*in'))6 ' Petition 4or Pro3iition, In@un+tion, 'nd Te(por'r6 Restr'inin* Order TRO