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57. A failure to stop the implementation of the Northrail
Agreements also stands to cause grave and irreparable injury to lawabiding
citizens of the country such as Petitioners through the erosion of
Rule of Law and the weakening of reformative laws such as R.A. No.
9184.
58. The Petitioners as informal settlers in the project areas of
implementation will also suffer grave and irreparable material injury in
terms of lost homes, livelihoods and other property with the Northrail
Contract’s implementation.
59. Already, work on the Northrail Contract has commenced and
operational expenses amounting to millions of pesos in public money are
already being spent for its implementation. Moreover, said
implementation threatens to immediately cause the demolition of
Petitioner Settlers homes and unlawfully dislocate them and deprive
them of their source of livelihood. Hence, Petitioners will suffer
irreparable damage unless injunctive relief is had.
60. Unless injunctive relief is immediately afforded to restrain
the disbursement of public funds and the continued implementation of
the Northrail Agreements, Petitioner’s rights, and the people’s welfare,
will be severely and permanently damaged and the acts of the public and
private Respondents will render any judgment that may be issued in this
case ineffectual. It is therefore respectfully prayed for that a Preliminary
Injunction and/or Temporary Restraining Order be immediately issued in
this case.
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