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In a coastal-cleanup dispute, the Supreme Court issues a writ of continuing mandamus against the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the City Government of San Isidro to implement a two-year coastal-cleanup and mangrove-restoration program, including (i) appointing a project manager, (ii) establishing a coastal monitoring network with defined milestones, and (iii) filing monthly progress reports with the Court. After four months, the agencies report partial compliance and attribute delays to procurement difficulties and interagency coordination; they also fail to file the latest progress report for one month. The Court asks you to answer: (a) Identify the doctrine and core features of a writ of continuing mandamus and the relief it provides; (b) Distinguish the writ of continuing mandamus from ordinary mandamus and state the conditions for its issuance; (c) Based on the facts, discuss whether the Court may continue, modify, or terminate the writ, how noncompliance and funding constraints affect the remedy, and the implications for the agencies and the coastal communities.