Republic of the Philippings3 sy 29 py 4: 55 Supreme Court Manila EN BANC JAMES M. IMBONG and LOVELY-ANN C. IMBONG, for themselves and on behalf of their minor children, Lucia Carlos Imbong and Bernadette Carlos Imbong and =MAGNIFICAT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC., Petitioners, -versus- Hon. PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., Executive Secretary, Hon. FLORENCIO B. ABAD, Secretary, Department of Budget and Management, Hon. ENRIQUE T. ONA, Secretary, Department of Health, Hon. ARMIN A. —_LUISTRO, Secretary, Depart ment of Education and Hon, MANUEL A. ROXAS, Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government, Respondents. ALLIANCE FOR THE FAMILY —_ FOUNDATION PHILIPPINES, INC. [ALFI], represented by its President, Maria Concepcion S$. Noche, Sps. REYNALDO S§. LUIS- TRO and ROSIE B. LUIS- TRO,, JOSE S. SANDEJAS and ELENITA S.A. SAN- GR. No. 204819 upd peribel In GR. No. 204934 Hr ge-FDEJAS, ARTURO M. GORREZ and MERIETTA C. GORREZ, SALVADOR S. MANTE, JR. and HAZELEEN L. MANTE, ROLANDO M. BAUTISTA and MARIA FELISA S$. _ BAUTISTA, DESIDERIO RACHO and TRAQUILINA RACHO, FERNAND ANTONIO A. TANSINGCO and CAROL ANNE C. TANSINGCO, for themselves and on behalf of their minor children, Therese Antonette C. Tansingco, Lorenzo Jose C. ‘Tansingco, Miguel Fernando C. Tansingco, Carlo Josemaria C. Tansingco, and Juan Paolo C. Tansingco, Sps. MARIANO V. ARANETA and EILEEN Z. ARANETA, for themselves and on behalf of their minor children, Ramon Carlos Z. Araneta and Maya Angelica Z. Araneta, Sps. RENATO C. CASTOR and MILDRED C. CASTOR, for themselves and on behalf of their minor children, Renz Jeffrey C. Castor, Joseph Ramil C. Castor, Joseph Ramil C. Castor, John Paul C. Castor and Raphael C. Castor, Sps. ALEXANDER R. RACHO and ZARA Z. RACHO, for themselves and on behalf of their minor children, Margarita Racho, Mikaela Racho, Marti. Racho, Mari Racho and Manolo Racho, Sps. ALFRED .R. RACHO and FRANCINE R. RACHO, for themselves and on behalf of their minor children, Michael Racho, Mariana Racho, Rafacl Racho, Maxi Racho, Chessie Rancho and Laura Racho, Sps. DAVID R. RACHO, for themselves and on behalf of their minor child,Gabriel Racho, MINDY M. JUATAS and on behalf of her minor children, Elijah Gerald Juatas and Elian Gabriel Juatas, SALVACION M. MONTEI- RO, EMILY R. LAWS, JO- SEPH R. LAWS and KAT- RINA R. LAWS, Petitioners, - versus — Hon. PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., Executive Secretary, Hon. ENRIQUE T. ONA, Secretary of the Department of Health, Hon. ARMIN A. LUISTRO, Secretary, Department of Education and Hon. CORAZON SOLIMAN, Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Hon. MAN- UEL A. ROXAS IL Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government, Hon, FLO- RENCIO B. ABAD, Secretary of Budget and Management, Hon. ARSENIO M. BALI- SACAN, Socio-Economic Plan- ning Secretary and NEDA Director-General, The PHILIP- PINE COMMISSION ON WOMEN, represented by its Chairperson, Remedios Ignacio- Rikken, The PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION, _ represented by its President, © Eduardo Banzon, The LEAGUE OF PROVINCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by its President, Alfonso Umali, The LEAGUE OF CITIES OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by its President, Oscar Rodriguez and The LEAGUE OF MUNICIPA- LITIES OF THE PHILIP-