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In a case concerning coastal water pollution from upstream mining activities in Libertad Bay, the Supreme Court issues a writ of continuing mandamus against the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) to implement a two-year coastal-cleanup program. The order requires: (i) appointing a project manager to oversee the program, (ii) establishing a coastal water-quality monitoring network including independent third-party auditing, and (iii) filing quarterly progress reports with the Court. After four months, the agencies report partial compliance and attribute delays to procurement and interagency coordination; they also fail to file the latest quarterly report. 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.