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SUPREME COURT
Manila
SECOND DIVISION

NOTICE'
Sirs/Mesdames:
Please take notice that the Court, Second Division, issued a Resolution
dated 23 November 2015 which reads as follows:
"G.R. No. 220832 (Bureau of Customs {BOC], represented by

Commissioner Alberto D. Lina, and Department of Budget and ManagementProcurement Service [DBM-PS], represented by Executive Director Jose Tomas
C. Syquia vs. Hon. Paulino Q. Gallegos, in his capacity as Presiding Judge,
Regional Trial Court, Br. 47, Manila, and the purported Joint Venture of
Omniprime Marketing, Inc. and Intrasoft International, Inc., represented by
Annabelle A. Margaroli).- After deliberating on the petition for certiorari with
prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order assailing the Omnibus
Order dated 24 August 2015 of the Regional Trial Court {RTC), Br. 47, Manila, in
Civil Case No. 15-134333, which, among others, granted herein responden~'
application for the issuance of a writ of preliminary injunction and the issuance of
an injunctive writ [enjoining all the petitioners from implementing both the (a) 6
May 2015 letter of petitioner Lina aborting the competitive bidding of the PNSW /
2 Project and the (b) 7 May 2015 Cancellation Notice of petitioner Syquia in the . _,
meantime that the case is heard upon its merit, and all the petitioners from
initiating any other procurement, sourcing of funds and conducting any other
procurement whether thru public bidding or negotiation to replace or up-grade the
present customs systems subject matter of this bid], the Court, without necessarily
giving due course thereto, resolves to REQUIRE respondents to COMMENT
(not to file a motion to dismiss) on the petition, within ten (10) days from notice,
and hereby ISSUES a TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER, effective
immediately and continuing until further orders from this Court, enjoining and
restraining the respondents, the RTC, Br. 47, Manila, their representatives, agents
or other persons acting on their behalf from enforcing and implementing the
assailed Omnibus Order dated 24 August 2015. Carpio, J., on official leave;
Velasco, Jr., J., designated acting member per S. 0. No. 2282."
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SUPREME COURT
Manila
SECOND DIVISION

BUREAU OF CUSTOMS (BOC), REP. BY'

COMMISSIONER ALBERTO D. LINA,
AND DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND
MANAGEMENT-PROCUREMENT SERVI~E
(DBM-PS), REP. BY.EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JOSE TOMAS C. SYQUIA,
Petitioners,

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G.R. No. 220832

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

HON. PAULINO Q. GALLEGOS, IN HIS

CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL
TRIAL COURT, BR. 47, MANILA, AND TIIE
PURPORTED JOINT VENTURE OF OMNIPRIME
MARKETING, INC. AND INTRASOFT INTERNATIONAL, INC., REP. BY ANNABELLE A.
MARGAROLI,
Respondents.
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TO:

THE PRESIDING JUDGE (x)

Regional Trial Court, Branch 47
Manila
(Civil Case No. 15-134333)
ROQUE ANDBUTUYAN LAW OFFICES (x)
Counsel for Private Respondent
1904 Antel 2000 Corporate Center
121 Valero Street, Salcedo Village
1200 Makati City

GREETINGS:
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court on 23 November 2015 promulgated a
resolution in the above-entitled case, the dispositive of which reads:

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"G.R. No. 220832 (Bureau of Customs [BOC], represented by

Commissioner Alberto D. Lina, and Department of Budget and
Management-Procurement Service [DBM-PS], represented by
Execu'live Director Jose Tomas C. Syquia vs. Hon. Paulino Q.
Gallegos, in his capacity as Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court,
Manila, Br. 47, and the purported Joint Venture of Omniprime
Marketing, Inc. and, lntrasoft International, Inc., represented by
Annabelle A. Margaroli).- After deliberating on the petition for certiorari
with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order assailing the
Omnibus Order dated 24 August 2015 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC),
Br. 47, Manila, in Civil Case No. 15-134333, which, among others,
granted herein respondents' application for the issuance of a writ of
preliminary injunction and the issuance of an injunctive writ (enjoining all
the petitioners from implementing both the (a) 6 May 2015 letter of
petitioner Lina aborting the competitive bidding of the PNSW 2 Project
and the (b) 7 May 2015 Cancellation Notice of petitioner Syquia in the
meantime that the case is heard upon its merit, and all the petitioners
from initiating any other procurement, sourcing of funds and conducting
any other procurement whether thru public bidding or negotiation to
replace or up-grade the.. present customs systems subject matter of this
bid], the Court, without necessarily giving due course thereto, resolves to
REQUIRE respondents to COMMENT (not to file a motion to dismiss) on
the petition, within ten (10) days from notice, and hereby ISSUES a
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER, effective immediately and
continuing until further orders from this Court, enjoining and restraining
the respondents, the RTC, Br. 47, Manila, their representatives, agents or
other persons acting on their behalf from enforcing and implementing the
assailed Omnibus Order dated 24 August 2015. Carpio, J., on official
leave; Velasco, Jr., J., designated acting member per S.O. No. 2282."

NO~,

THEREFORE, effective immediately and continuing until further

orders from this Court, You, the RTC, Br. 47, Manila, the respondents, your
agents, representatives, and all other persons acting on your behalf are hereby
RESTRAINED from enforcing and implementing the assailed Omnibus Order
dated 24 August 2015.
GIVEN by the HONORABLE A,SSOCIATE JUSTICE ARTURO D.
BRION, Acting Chairperson of the Second Division of the Supreme Court of the
Philippines, on 23 November 2015.
Very truly yours,

MA.L~~CTO
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Division Clerk

Copy furnished:
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL (x)
134 Amorsolo Street

1229 Legaspi Village

Makati City