G.R. No. 103533 December 15, 1998 MANILA JOCKEY CLUB, INC. AND !ILIINE RACING CLUB, INC., petitioners,
vs. "!E COUR" O# AEAL$ AND !ILIINE RACING COMMI$$ION, respondents.
FACTS: On June 18, 1948, Congress approved RA No 39, !onso"idating a"" e#isting "a$s and a%ended in!onsistent provisions re"ative to &orse ra!ing. 'o$ever, it is si"ent on t&e a""o!ation o( so !a""ed )*rea+ages. T&us t&e pra!ti!e $as to use t&e )*rea+ages (or t&e anti-*oo+ies drive and ot&er sa"es pro%otions a!tivities o( t&e &orse ra!ing !"u*s. etitioners /ani"a Jo!+e0 C"u*, n!. and &i"ippine Ra!ing C"u*, n!. $ere granted (rna!&ises to operate and %aintain ra!e tra!+s (or &orse ra!ing in t&e Cit0 o( /ani"a and rovin!e o( Ri2a" *0 virtue o( RA NOs. 31 and 3 and $ere a""o$ed to &o"d ra!es, $it& *ets, on Saturda0s, Sunda0s and o((i!ia" &o"ida0s o( t&e 0ear e#!"uding T&rusda0 and Frida0s o( t&e 'o"0 5ee+, June 1 t&, 6"e!tion da0 and Ri2a" 7a0. i+e$ise, i+e$ise, t&e0 are not a""o$ed on t&ose &o"ida0s $&ere "a$ e#press"0 provides t&at no &orse ra!es are to *e &e"d. T&e grantee %a0 a"so !ondu!t ra!es on t&e eve o( an0 pu*"i! &o"ida0 to start not ear"ier t&an (ive-t&irt0 :3; o Re&a*i"itation o( drug addi!ts > > For t&e *ene(it o( &i"ippine A%ateur At&"etes At&"etes Federation > > > C&arita*"e institutions > Su*se?uent"0,, residentia" 7e!ree No. 4 $as issued !reating t&e &i"ippine Ra!ing Co%%ission Su*se?uent"0 'RACO/;, giving it e#!"usive @urisdi!tion and !ontro" over ever0 aspe!t o( t&e !ondu!t o( &orse ra!ing, in!"uding t&e (ra%ing and s!&edu"ing o( ra!es. 0 virtue o( t&is po$er, t&e 'RACO/ 'RACO/ aut&ori2ed t&e &o"ding o( ra!es on 5ednesda0s starting on 7e!e%*er , 19B. etitioners %ade a @oint ?uer0 regarding t&e o$ners&ip o( *rea+ages a!!u%u"ated during 5ednesda0 ra!es. n response to t&e ?uer 0, 'RACO/ de!"ared t&at t&e *rea+ages *e"onged to t&e ra!ing !"u*s !on!erned. 'RACO/ t&en aut&ori2ed t&e &o"ding o( %id-$ee+ ra!es in addition to t&ose da0s spe!i(i!a""0 %entioned in R.A. 31 and R.A. 3. i+e$ise, petition a""o!ated t&e *rea+ages (ro% t&ese ra!es (or t&eir o$n uses. resident Cora2on A?uino a%ended !ertain provisions Se!. 4 o( R.A. 831 and Se!. o( R.A. 3 t&roug& 6#e!utive Orders No. 88 and 89. nder t&ese 6#e!utive Orders, *rea+ages $ere a""o!ated to *ene(i!iaries, as (o""o$s: rovin!ia" or !it0 &ospita"s > Re&a*i"itation o( drug addi!ts > > For t&e *ene(it o( &i"ippine Ra!ing Co%%ission > > C&arita*"e institutions > 'RACO/ itse"( addressed a ?uer0 to t&e O((i!e o( t&e resident as+ing $&i!& agen!0 is entit"ed to dispose o( t&e pro!eeds o( t&e =*rea+ages= derived (ro% t&e Tuesda0 and 5ednesda0 ra!es. T&e O((i!e o( t&e resident rep"ied t&at =t&e disposition o( t&e *rea+ages rig&t(u""0 *e"ongs to 'RACO/, not on"0 t&ose derived (ro% t&e Saturda0, Sunda0 and &o"ida0 ra!es, *ut a"so (ro% t&e Tuesda0 and 5ednesda0 ra!es in a!!ordan!e $it& t&e distri*ution s!&e%e pres!ri*ed in said 6#e!utive Orders=.
'RACO/ sent a "etter o( de%and to petitioners /JC and RC as+ing t&e% to re%it 'RACO/
