The 20-day temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Quezon City (QC) against Uber  and GrabCar this afternoon is effective within its judicial region only, which is the National Capital Region, or Metro Manila as it is more popularly known. After the 20 days for which it was issued, it either lapses or is converted into a preliminary injunction; a preliminary injunction is usually effective for the entire period of the litigation or for the entire time that the special civil action is being heard and decided upon. The preliminary injunction would either be dissolved or converted into a permanent injunction. A permanent injunction lasts forever… (merong forever!) unless set aside by a higher court (ay wala palang forever kung may mag-set aside, panibagong litigation), ay — may forever din, if the permanent injunction is issued by the Supreme Court… unless set aside by itself if remotely in a future time, it reverses itself.    

     (it’s easy to blog about the rules of court)

    Writs of the RTC are effective within its judicial region designated by the Supreme Court thru the Rules of Court, except search warrants which are effective only within the venue/territorial jurisdiction of the RTC, e.g., if  the search warrant is issued by the RTC QC: it is effective within QC unless the applicant had stated and elucidated “compelling reasons” for its effectivity in the entire judicial region, in which case the RTC may determine the validity of the “compelling reasons” and issue it for the entire judicial region (the constitutionality of this exception to the exception has been questioned by “human rights lawyers” and it has been upheld, pero meron bang forever?) 

  The real territorial jurisdictional question here is…. (drumroll — where’s my drumroll and cymbals): And what about the GrabHelicopter/ UberHelicopter?! 🙂