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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC G.R. No. L-45911 April 11, 1979 JOHN GOKONGWEI, JR., petitioner, vs. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ANDRES M. SORIANO, JOSE M. SORIANO, ENRIQUE ZOBEL, ANTONIO ROXAS, EMETERIO BUNAO, WALTHRODE B. CONDE, MIGUEL ORTIGAS, ANTONIO PRIETO, SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, EMIGDIO TANJUATCO, SR., and EDUARDO R. VISAYA, respondents. De Santos, Balgos & Perez for petitioner. Angara, Abello, Concepcion, Regala, Cruz Law Offices for respondents Sorianos Siguion Reyna, Montecillo & Ongsiako for respondent San Miguel Corporation. R. T Capulong for respondent Eduardo R. Visaya. ANTONIO, J.: The instant petition for certiorari, mandamus and injunction, with prayer for issuance of writ of preliminary injunction, arose out of two cases filed by petitioner with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as follows: SEC CASE NO 1375 On October 22, 1976, petitioner, as stockholder of respondent San Miguel Corporation, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a petition for "declaration of nullity of amended by-laws, cancellation of certificate of filing of amended by- laws, injunction and damages with prayer for a preliminary injunction" against the majority of the members of the Board of Directors and San Miguel Corporation as an unwilling petitioner. The petition, entitled "John Gokongwei Jr. vs. Andres Soriano, Jr., Jose M. Soriano, Enrique Zobel, Antonio Roxas, Emeterio Bunao, Walthrode B. Conde, Miguel Ortigas, Antonio Prieto and San Miguel Corporation", was docketed as SEC Case No. 1375. As a first cause of action, petitioner alleged that on September 18, 1976, individual respondents amended by bylaws of the corporation, basing their authority to do so on a resolution of the stockholders adopted on March 13, 1961, when the outstanding capital stock of respondent corporation was only P70,139.740.00, divided into 5,513,974 common shares at P10.00 per share and 150,000 preferred shares at P100.00 per share. At the time of the amendment, the outstanding and paid up shares totalled

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