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A city enacts Ordinance No. 2026-21 requiring all private educational institutions operating within the city to secure a permit from the City Education Office (CEO) before opening or continuing operations, and to comply with standards set forth in implementing guidelines. The Department of Education (DepEd) asserts exclusive nationwide authority over the licensing and regulation of educational institutions under the Education Act. The CEO has not yet issued any implementing guidelines or acted on permit applications. EduCorp, Inc. files a petition for certiorari with the Regional Trial Court seeking to annul the ordinance on ultra vires grounds. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine that governs whether the court should defer to a regulatory agency with national jurisdiction before reviewing a local regulation. (b) Distinguish primary jurisdiction from residual jurisdiction and indicate which applies to this scenario. (c) Apply the doctrines to the facts: should the RTC proceed with the petition or dismiss/stay in deference to DepEd? Explain with reasons and identify the roles of the parties.

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Controlling doctrine: Political Question; Distinction: Primary Jurisdiction; Application: The matter involves policy decisions and should be abstained from by the court; Roles: Legislative and executive agencies handle the policy functions. Controlling doctrine: Adherence of Jurisdiction; Distinction: Primary Jurisdiction; Application: RTC may refer to DepEd on the regulatory issue but may decide on non-regulatory facial validity aspects; Roles: DepEd to provide the regulatory framework if applicable. Controlling doctrine: Adherence of Jurisdiction (primary jurisdiction); Distinction: Primary jurisdiction applies here because DepEd has exclusive nationwide authority over education and licensing of schools; Residual jurisdiction would apply only if the agency’s action is not essential to resolve the case; Application: RTC should dismiss or stay in deference to DepEd pending its action or guidelines; Roles: DepEd as national regulator, City as enacting body, EduCorp, Inc. as petitioner. Controlling doctrine: Adherence of Jurisdiction; Distinction: Residual Jurisdiction; Application: RTC may proceed with judicial review on the ordinance’s facial validity and not defer to DepEd; Roles: DepEd's guidelines may be issued later but are not indispensable to resolve the case.

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