Joya v PCGG
GR No. 96541, August 24, 1993
FACTS:
The PCGG sought to sell at public auction numerous paintings and silverware alleged to be part of ill-gotten wealth of
Marcos. Petitioners, as taxpayers, sought to enjoin the PCGG to preserve and protect the country’s artistic wealth.
ISSUE:
Whether Joya has standing
RULING:
No. Petitioners failed to show that they have personal and substantial interest in the case such that they have sustained or would have sustained direct injury as a result of the sale.
GR No. 96541, August 24, 1993
FACTS:
The PCGG sought to sell at public auction numerous paintings and silverware alleged to be part of ill-gotten wealth of
Marcos. Petitioners, as taxpayers, sought to enjoin the PCGG to preserve and protect the country’s artistic wealth.
ISSUE:
Whether Joya has standing
RULING:
No. Petitioners failed to show that they have personal and substantial interest in the case such that they have sustained or would have sustained direct injury as a result of the sale.
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