LAWYERS LEAGUE FOR A BETTER PHILIPPINES v. PRESIDENT CORAZON C.

AQUINO, ET AL.
G.R. No. 73748 | May 22, 1986
NOTE: There is no Full-Text of this case. This is a Minute Resolution made by the Supreme
Court.
FACTS:
On February 25, 1986, President Corazon Aquino issued Proclamation No. 1 announcing that she
and Vice President Laurel were taking power. On March 25, 1986, proclamation No. 3 was issued
providing the basis of the Aquino government assumption of power by stating that the new
government was installed through a direct exercise of the power of the Filipino people assisted by
units of the New Armed Forces of the Philippines.
ISSUE:
Whether the government of President Corazon Aquino is legitimate.
HELD:
Yes. The legitimacy of the Aquino government is not a justiciable matter, it belongs to the realm
of politics where only the people are the judge. The Court further held that the people have
accepted the Aquino government, which is in effective control of the entire country. It is not merely
a de facto government but in fact and law a de jure government. The community of nations has
recognized the legitimacy of the new government.