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Facts: In a verified petition filed in the trial court under A.M. No. 09-6-8-SC by Friends of the Nilo River, a community-based environmental group, against RiverGuard Development Co. seeking a Temporary Environmental Protection Order (TEPO) to stop dredging and sediment discharges into the Nilo River, a source of drinking water and livelihood; The court grants TEPO ex parte ordering RiverGuard to cease dredging and implement a turbidity-control plan pending a full hearing. Five days later, RiverGuard moves to dissolve or modify the TEPO on grounds of lack of due process and absence of an imminent environmental threat, while the community group and the local DENR support keeping the TEPO. (a) Identify the governing doctrine and the proper legal framework for TEPO under A.M. No. 09-6-8-SC. (b) Evaluate whether the ex parte issuance of TEPO was proper under the TEPO rules, discussing the standards and due-process considerations. (c) Assuming the TEPO remains in effect, discuss its proper scope, duration, and the grounds and procedure for dissolving or modifying it, with the applicable limits on its use.

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Governing doctrine is general civil injunction; TEPO is an injunctive relief; The court may grant TEPO ex parte with no hearing requirement; The TEPO can last until final resolution; The dissolution requires an appeal. Governing doctrine is Rule 65 injunctive relief; ex parte issuance of TEPO is generally prohibited in environmental petitions; thus the trial court erred in granting TEPO ex parte; dissolution or modification would be sought by an appeal rather than a motion in the same case. Governing doctrine is a Kalikasan writ under Rule 65; TEPOs are subordinate to the Writ of Kalikasan; Ex parte allowed, but only when there is a clear and present danger, and the hearing must occur within 24 hours; The TEPO's scope covers all environmental activities in the river, not just the dredging or sediment discharges. Governing doctrine is the Temporary Environmental Protection Order framework under A.M. No. 09-6-8-SC; ex parte issuance is permissible in emergencies to prevent irreparable environmental harm, followed by a prompt hearing; the proper framework requires a verified petition, a TEPO specifying the prohibited acts and conditions, and a motion to dissolve or modify upon a showing of lack of due process or absence of an imminent threat; if kept in effect, TEPO has a narrowly tailored scope tied to the threatened activity and area, a duration limited to the pre-hearing period or until the hearing, and a dissolution/modification procedure that requires notice and an opportunity to be heard.

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