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P/Chief Supt. JEWEL F. CANSON, P/Sr. Supt. RUBEN CABAGNOT and P/Supt. JESUS L. ABAYON, Petitioners, v. HON. VICENTE A. HIDALGO, Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Manila, Branch 37 and P/Sr. Inspector LUCIO MARGALLO IV, Respondents.
Prior to April 1995 respondent P/Senior Inspector Lucio Margallo IV was a police officer assigned with the Western Police District Command (WPDC), Station S. Manila. In April 1995, petitioner P/Chief Supt. Jewel F. Canson. then CAPCOM Regional Director, ordered the reassignment of respondent Margallo to the Regional Headquarters Support Group (RHSG) at Camp General Ricardo Papa, Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila to undergo studies with the Regional Continuing Law Enforcement Course program. On May 24, 1995, P/Senior Inspector Margallo, instead of complying- with the directive, filed with the Regional Trial Court, Manila a petition for prohibition with preliminary injunction to enjoin the enforcement of the aforesaid directive. The case was assigned to Branch 37.
" "FINDING the verified complaint to be sufficient in form and substance and to maintain the status quo among the parties, let a TRO issue, enjoining the respondents and/or any of their agents, persons acting in his behalf from implementing their order dated May 9, 1995, more particularly transferring him from his present assignment and declaring plaintiff "AWOL" until further orders from this Court.
At the hearing, respondent Margallo admitted that the assignment of police officers is a prerogative of petitioners but asserted that the order was arbitrary as it would place him in a "floating status" and put to naught the special training he underwent as a police officer.
On June 9, 1995, petitioners filed with the trial court a motion to dismiss the petition and scheduled me motion for hearing on June 23, 1995.
On June 23. 1995, the parties submitted the motion for resolution of the court.
We rule that the trial court acted with grave abuse of discretion in restraining the assignment of respondent P/Senior Inspector Lucio Margallo IV to the Regional Headquarters Support Group, Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila for study under a law enforcement course program.
WHEREFORE, the Court hereby REVERSES and SETS ASIDE the decision of the respondent court in Civil Case No. 95-73996, granting a writ of preliminary injunction. The Court hereby DISMISSES the complaint of respondent P/Senior Inspector Lucio Margallo IV filed with the Regional Trial Court, Manila.
1.	Under Rule 65 of the 1964 Revised Rules of Court.
2.	Regional Trial Court, Manila, Branch 37.
3.	Petition, Annex "A", Rollo, pp. 27-36.
4.	Judge William M. Bayhon, now retired, Petition, Annex "D", Rollo, pp. 39-40.
5.	Agura v. Serfino, 204 SCRA 569 .
6.	Petition, Annex "A", Rollo, pp. 27-36.
7.	Filed on September 27, 1995, Rollo, pp. 3-26. On August 28, 1996, we gave due course to the petition, Rollo, p. 84.
8.	Republic Act No. 6975. Section 26.
11.	Cf. Banco Filipino v. Monetary Board, 204 SCRA 767 .
12.	Board of Medical Education v. Alfonso, 176 SCRA 304 [ 1989].
13.	Cariño v. Capulong, 222 SCRA 593 [19931; Developers Group of Companies, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, 219 SCRA 715 .

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