Gk No 97710 September 26 1991

Dk LMIGDIC A 8CNDCC peLlLloner

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kLkLSLN1A1IVLS MAkCIANC M INLDA MAGDALLNC M ALACCL CCL IUANI1C G
CAMASUkA Ik or any other representat|ve who may be appo|nted v|ce representat|ve
Iuan|ta G Camasura Ir and 1nL nCUSL CI kLkLSLN1A1IVLS LLLC1CkAL 1kI8UNAL
respondenLs
stellto l MeoJozo komolo c lellxmeto ooJ notoclo 5I Apostol fot petltlooet
Nlcooot 5 8ootlsto fot tespooJeot Motclooo M lloeJo
8eoeJlcto k lolocol fot tespooJeot MM lolocol

GkICAUIC
@ls case lnvolves a quesLlon of power May Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves aL Le requesL of
Le domlnanL pollLlcal parLy Lereln cange LaL parLys represenLaLlon ln Le Pouse
LlecLoral @rlbunal Lo LwarL Le promulgaLlon of a declslon freely reaced by Le Lrlbunal ln
an elecLlon conLesL pendlng Lereln? May Le Supreme CourL revlew and annul LaL acLlon of
Le Pouse?
Lven Le Supreme CourL of Le unlLed SLaLes over a cenLury ago ln Motboty vs MoJlsoo 2 L
ed 60 (1803) ad eslLaLed Lo embark upon a legal lnvesLlgaLlon of Le acLs of Le oLer Lwo
brances of Le CovernmenL flndlng lL pecullarly lrksome as well as dellcaLe because lL
could be consldered by some as an aLLempL Lo lnLrude lnLo Le affalrs of Le oLer Lwo and
Lo lnLermeddle wlL Lelr prerogaLlves
ln Le pasL Le Supreme CourL as ead of Le Llrd and weakesL branc of our CovernmenL
was all Loo wllllng Lo avold a pollLlcal confronLaLlon wlL Le oLer Lwo brances by burylng
lLs ead osLrlcllke ln Le sands of Le pollLlcal quesLlon docLrlne Le accepLed meanlng of
wlc ls LaL were Le maLLer lnvolved ls lefL Lo a declslon by Le people acLlng ln Lelr
soverelgn capaclLy or Lo Le sole deLermlnaLlon by elLer or boL Le leglslaLlve or execuLlve
branc of Le governmenL lL ls beyond [udlclal cognlzance @us lL was LaL ln sulLs were
Le parLy proceeded agalnsL was elLer Le resldenL or Congress or any of lLs brances for
LaL maLLer Le courLs refused Lo acL (Aqulno vs once Lnrlle 39 SC8A 183 196)
ln Llme owever Le duLy of Le courLs Lo look lnLo Le consLlLuLlonallLy and valldlLy of
leglslaLlve or execuLlve acLlon especlally wen prlvaLe rlgLs are affecLed came Lo be
recognlzed As we polnLed ouL ln Le celebraLed Aqulno case a sowlng LaL plenary power
ls granLed elLer deparLmenL of governmenL may noL be an obsLacle Lo [udlclal lnqulry for
Le lmprovldenL exerclse or Le abuse Lereof may glve rlse Lo a [usLlclable conLroversy
Slnce a consLlLuLlonal granL of auLorlLy ls noL usually unresLrlcLed llmlLaLlons belng
provlded for as Lo waL may be done and ow lL ls Lo be accompllsed necessarlly Len lL
becomes Le responslblllLy of Le courLs Lo ascerLaln weLer Le Lwo coordlnaLe brances
ave adered Lo Le mandaLe of Le fundamenLal law @e quesLlon Lus posed ls [udlclal
raLer Lan pollLlcal @e duLy remalns Lo assure LaL Le supremacy of Le ConsLlLuLlon ls
upeld (Aqulno vs once Lnrlle 39 SC8A 183 196)
@aL duLy ls a parL of Le [udlclal power vesLed ln Le courLs by an express granL under
SecLlon 1 ArLlcle vlll of Le 1987 ConsLlLuLlon of Le lllpplnes wlc deflnes [udlclal power
as boL ootbotlty and Joty of Le courLs Lo seLLle acLual conLroversles lnvolvlng rlgLs wlc
are legally demandable and enforceable and Lo deLermlne weLer or noL Lere as been a
grave abuse of dlscreLlon amounLlng Lo lack or excess of [urlsdlcLlon on Le parL of any
branc or lnsLrumenLallLy of Le CovernmenL
@e power and duLy of Le courLs Lo nulllfy ln approprlaLe cases Le acLlons of Le execuLlve
and leglslaLlve brances of Le CovernmenL does noL mean LaL Le courLs are superlor Lo
Le resldenL and Le LeglslaLure lL does mean Loug LaL Le [udlclary may noL slrk Le
lrksome Lask of lnqulrlng lnLo Le consLlLuLlonallLy and legallLy of leglslaLlve or execuLlve
acLlon wen a [usLlclable conLroversy ls brougL before Le courLs by someone wo as been
aggrleved or pre[udlced by suc acLlon as ln Lls case lL ls
a plaln exerclse of Le [udlclal power LaL power vesLed ln courLs Lo
enable Lem Lo admlnlsLer [usLlce accordlng Lo law lL ls slmply a
necessary concomlLanL of Le power Lo ear and dlspose of a case or
conLroversy properly before Le courL Lo Le deLermlnaLlon of wlc
musL be brougL Le LesL and measure of Le law (vera vs Avellno 77
ll 192 203)
ln Le local and congresslonal elecLlons eld on May 11 1987 Marclano M lneda of Le
Laban ng uemokraLlkong lllplno (Lu) and ur Lmlgdlo A 8ondoc of Le naclonallsLa arLy
(n) were rlval candldaLes for Le poslLlon of 8epresenLaLlve for Le lourL ulsLrlcL of Le
provlnce of ampanga Lac recelved Le followlng voLes ln Le canvass made by Le
rovlnclal 8oard of Canvassers of ampanga
Marclano M lneda 31700 voLes
Lmlgdlo A 8ondoc 28400 voLes
ulfference 3300 voLes
Cn May 19 1987 lneda was proclalmed wlnner ln Le elecLlon ln due Llme 8ondoc flled a
proLesL (P8L@ Case no 23) ln Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves LlecLoral @rlbunal ( for sorL)
wlc ls composed of nlne (9) members Lree of wom are !usLlces of Le Supreme CourL
and Le remalnlng slx are members of Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves cosen on Le basls of
proporLlonal represenLaLlon from Le pollLlcal parLles and Le parLles or organlzaLlons
reglsLered under Le parLyllsL sysLem represenLed Lereln (Sec 17 ArL vl 1987
ConsLlLuLlon) as follows
AMLu8llnA M PL88L8A Calrman
AssoclaLe !usLlce
Supreme CourL
lSACAnl A C8uZ Member
AssoclaLe !usLlce
Supreme CourL
lLC8Ln@lnC lLLlClAnC Member
AssoclaLe !usLlce
Supreme CourL
PCnC8A@C ? ACulnC Member
Congressman
1sL ulsLrlcL
8engueL Lu
uAvlu A CnCL uL LLCn Member
Congressman
1sL ulsLrlcL alawan
Lu
SlMLCn L CA8ClA !8 Member
Congressman
2nd ulsLrlcL nueva Lcl[a
Lu
!uAnl@C C CAMASu8A !8 Member
Congressman
1sL ulsLrlcL uavao del Sur
Lu
!CSL L CALlnCASAn Member
Congressman
4L ulsLrlcL 8aLangas
Lu
An@CnlC P CL8lLLLS Member
Congressman
2nd ulsLrlcL Zamboanga del Sur
(formerly CAu now n)
AfLer Le revlslon of Le balloLs Le presenLaLlon of evldence and submlsslon of
memoranda 8ondocs proLesL was submlLLed for declslon ln !uly 1989
8y CcLober 1990 a declslon ad been reaced ln wlc 8ondoc won over lneda by a margln
of LwenLyLree (23) voLes AL LaL polnL Le Lu members ln Le @rlbunal lnslsLed on a
reappreclaLlon and recounL of Le balloLs casL ln some preclncLs Lereby delaylng by aL leasL
four (4) monLs Le flnallzaLlon of Le declslon ln Le case
@e reexamlnaLlon and reappreclaLlon of Le balloLs resulLed ln locteosloq 8ondocs lead
over lneda Lo 107 voLes Congressman Camasura voLed wlL Le Supreme CourL !usLlces and
Congressman Cerllles Lo proclalm 8ondoc Le wlnner of Le conLesL
Moved by candor and onesLy Congressman Camasura revealed on Marc 4 1991 Lo ls
Clef Congressman !ose S Co[uangco !r Lu SecreLary Ceneral noL only Le flnal Lally ln
Le 8ondoc case buL also LaL e voLed for 8ondoc conslsLenL wlL LruL and [usLlce and
self respecL and Lo onor a genLlemens agreemenL among Le members of Le P8L@
LaL Ley would ablde by Le resulL of Le appreclaLlon of Le conLesLed balloL
1

Congressman Camasuras revelaLlon sLlrred a orneLs nesL ln Le Lu wlc wenL lnLo a
flurry of ploLLlng approprlaLe moves Lo neuLrallze Le pro8ondoc ma[orlLy ln Le @rlbunal
Cn Marc 3 1991 Le P8L@ lssued a noLlce of romulgaLlon of ueclslon on Marc 14 1991
aL 230 M ln P8L@ Case no 23 A copy of Le noLlce was recelved by 8ondocs counsel on
Marc 6 1991
Cn Marc 13 1991 Le eve of Le promulgaLlon of Le 8ondoc declslon Congressman
Co[uangco lnformed Congressman Camasura by leLLer
2
LaL on lebruary 28 1991 yeL Le
Lu uavao del Sur CapLer aL ulgos uavao del Sur by 8esoluLlon no 0391 ad already
expelled lm and Congressman 8en[amln 8auLlsLa from Le Lu for avlng allegedly elped
Lo organlze Le arLldo lllplno of Lduardo uandlng Co[uangco and for allegedly avlng
lnvlLed Lu members ln uavao del Sur Lo [oln sald pollLlcal parLy and LaL as Lose acLs are
noL only lnlmlcal uncalled for uneLlcal and lmmoral buL also a compleLe beLrayal Lo (slc)
Le cause and ob[ecLlves and loyalLy Lo Lu ln a meeLlng on Marc 12 1991 Le Lu
LxecuLlve CommlLLee unanlmously conflrmed Le expulslons

AL Le same Llme Congressman Co[uangco noLlfled Speaker 8amon v MlLra abouL Le ousLer
of Le Lwo congressmen from Le Lu and asked Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves Lroug Le
Speaker Lo Lake noLe of lL especlally ln maLLers were parLy memberslp ls a prerequlslLe

AL 943 ln Le mornlng of Marc 4 1991 Le Calrman of Le @rlbunal Mme !usLlce
Armeurflna M Perrera recelved Le followlng leLLer daLed Marc 13 1991 from Le Cfflce
of Le SecreLary Ceneral of Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves lnformlng Le @rlbunal LaL on Le
basls of Le leLLer from Le Lu Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves durlng lLs plenary sesslon on
Marc 13 1991 declded Lo wlLdraw Le nomlnaLlon and resclnd Le elecLlon of
Congressman Camasura !r Lo Le Pouse of LlecLoral @rlbunal @e leLLer reads as follows
13 Marc 1991
Ponorable !usLlce Ameurflna MelencloPerrera Calrman
Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves LlecLoral @rlbunal ConsLlLuLlon Pllls Cuezon
ClLy
uear Ponorable !usLlce MelencloPerrera
l ave Le onor Lo noLlfy Le Pouse of LlecLoral @rlbunal of Le declslon
of Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves durlng lLs plenary sesslon on 13 Marc
1991 to wltbJtow tbe oomlootloo ooJ to tescloJ tbe electloo of tbe
noootoble Iooolto C comosoto It to tbe noose lectotol 1tlboool on Le
basls of an Lu communlcaLlon wlc ls selfexplanaLory and coples of
wlc are ereLo aLLaced
@ank you
lor Le SecreLaryCeneral
(SCu) !oseflna u Azarcon Cfflcerlncarge CperaLlons ueparLmenL (p
10 8ollo)
!usLlces Perrera Cruz and lellclano prompLly apprlsed Le Clef !usLlce and AssoclaLe
!usLlces of Le Supreme CourL ln wrlLlng of Lls dlsLresslng developmenL and asked Lo be
relleved from Lelr asslgnmenLs ln Le P8L@ because
8y Le above acLlon (of Le Pouse) Le promulgaLlon of Le declslon of
Le @rlbunal ln Le elecLoral proLesL enLlLled 8ooJoc v lloeJo (P8L@
Case no 23) prevlously sceduled for 14 Marc 1991 ls sougL Lo be
aborLed (See Le ConsolldaLed 8ank and @rusL CorporaLlon v Pon
lnLermedlaLe AppellaLe CourL C8 no 7377778 promulgaLed 12
SepLember 1990) Lven lf Lere were no legal lmpedlmenL Lo lLs
promulgaLlon Le declslon wlc was reaced on a 3 Lo 4 voLe may now
be confldenLly expecLed Lo be overLurned on a moLlon for
reconslderaLlon by Le parLyllLlganL wlc would ave been defeaLed
@e declslon ln 8ooJoc v lloeJo was ready as early as CcLober 1990 wlL
a margln of 23 voLes ln favor of proLesLanL 8ondoc 8ecause some
members of Le @rlbunal requesLed reappreclaLlon of some balloLs Le
flnallzaLlon of Le declslon ad Lo be deferred by aL leasL 4 monLs
WlL Le reappreclaLlon compleLed Le declslon now wlL a margln of
107 voLes ln favor of proLesLanL 8ondoc and concurred ln by !usLlces
Ameurflna A MelencloPerrera lsaganl A Cruz and llorenLlno
lellclano and Congressmen !uanlLa C Camasura and AnLonlo P Cerllles
ls seL for promulgaLlon on 14 Marc 1991 wlL Congressmen PonoraLo ?
Aqulno uavld A once de Leon Slmeon L Carcla !r and !ose L
Callngasan dlssenLlng
Congressman Casamuras voLe ln Le 8ooJoc v lloeJo case was ln our
vlew a consclence voLe for wlc e earned Le respecL of Le @rlbunal
buL also Le loss of Le confldence of Le leader of ls parLy
under Le above clrcumsLances an unLenable slLuaLlon as come abouL
lL ls exLremely dlfflculL Lo conLlnue wlL memberslp ln Le @rlbunal and
for Le @rlbunal Lo preserve lL 8 lnLegrlLy and credlblllLy as a
consLlLuLlonal body carged wlL a [udlclal Lask lL ls clear Lo us LaL Le
unseaLlng of an lncumbenL member of Congress ls belng prevenLed aL all
cosLs We belleve LaL Le @rlbunal sould noL be ampered ln Le
performance of lLs consLlLuLlonal funcLlon by facLors wlc ave noLlng
Lo do wlL Le merlLs of Le cases before lL
ln Lls connecLlon our own experlence Leaces LaL Le provlslon for
proporLlonal represenLaLlon ln Le @rlbunal found ln ArLlcle vl SecLlon 17
of Le 1987 ConsLlLuLlon sould be amended Lo provlde lnsLead for a
reLurn Lo Le composlLlon mandaLed ln Le 1933 ConsLlLuLlon LaL ls
Lree (3) members cosen by Le Pouse or SenaLe upon nomlnaLlon of
Le parLy avlng Le largesL number of voLes and Lree (3) of Le parLy
avlng Le second largesL number of voLes and a [udlclal componenL
conslsLlng of Lree (3) [usLlces from Le Supreme CourL @ereby no
parLy or coallLlon of parLles can domlnaLe Le leglslaLlve componenL ln
Le @rlbunal
ln Le alLernaLlve Le SenaLe LlecLoral @rlbunal could peraps slL as Le
sole [udge of all conLesLs relaLlng Lo Le elecLlon reLurns and
quallflcaLlons of members of Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves Slmllarly Le
Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves LlecLoral @rlbunal could slL as Le sole [udge of
all suc conLesLs lnvolvlng members of Le SenaLe ln Lls way Lere
sould be lesser cances of non[udlclal elemenLs playlng a declslve role
ln Le resoluLlon of elecLlon conLesLs
We suggesL LaL Lere sould also be a provlslon ln Le ConsLlLuLlon LaL
upon deslgnaLlon Lo memberslp ln Le LlecLoral @rlbunal Lose so
deslgnaLed sould dlvesL Lemselves of afflllaLlon wlL Lelr respecLlve
pollLlcal parLles Lo lnsure Lelr lndependence and ob[ecLlvlLy as Ley slL
ln @rlbunal dellberaLlons
@ere are only Lree (3) remalnlng cases for declslon by Le @rlbunal
8ondoc sould ave been promulgaLed Loday 14 Marc 1991 cobteto v
Apoclble (P8L@ Case no 21) ls sceduled for promulgaLlon on 31 Marc
1991 and locmoo v ulmopoto (P8L@ Case no 43) afLer Le Poly Week
recess
8uL pollLlcal facLors are blocklng Le accompllsmenL of Le
consLlLuLlonally mandaLed Lask of Le @rlbunal well aead of Le
compleLlon of Le presenL congresslonal Lerm
under Lese clrcumsLances we are compelled Lo ask Lo be relleved from
Le calrmanslp and memberslp ln Le @rlbunal
xxx xxx xxx
AL Le open sesslon of Le P8L@ ln Le afLernoon of Le same day Le @rlbunal lssued
8esoluLlon no 910018 cancelllng Le promulgaLlon of Le declslon ln P8L@ Case no 23 @e
resoluLlon reads
ln vlew of Le formal noLlce Le @rlbunal as recelved aL 943 Lllls
mornlng from Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves LaL aL lLs plenary sesslon
eld on Marc 13 1991 lL ad voLed Lo wlLdraw Le nomlnaLlon and
resclnd Le elecLlon of Congressman Camasura Lo Le Pouse of
8epresenLaLlves LlecLoral @rlbunal Le @rlbunal 8esolved Lo cancel Le
promulgaLlon of lLs ueclslon ln 8ondoc vs lneda (P8L@ Case no 23)
sceduled for Lls afLernoon @ls ls because wlLouL Congressman
Camasuras voLe Le declslon lacks Le concurrence of flve members as
requlred by SecLlon 24 of Le 8ules of Le @rlbunal and Lerefore cannoL
be valldly promulgaLed
@e @rlbunal noLed LaL Le Lree (3) !usLlcesmembers of Le Supreme
CourL belng of Le oplnlon LaL Lls developmenL undermlnes Le
lndependence of Le @rlbunal and deralls Le orderly ad[udlcaLlon of
elecLoral cases Ley ave asked Le Clef !usLlce ln a leLLer of even daLe
for Lelr rellef from memberslp ln Le @rlbunal
@e @rlbunal furLer noLed LaL Congressman Cerllles also manlfesLed ls
lnLenLlon Lo reslgn as a member of Le @rlbunal
@e @rlbunal furLer noLed LaL Congressmen Aqulno once de Leon
Carcla !r and Callngasan also manlfesLed a slmllar lnLenLlon (p 37
8ollo)
Cn Marc 19 1991 Lls CourL afLer dellberaLlng on Le requesL for rellef of !usLlces Perrera
Cruz and lellclano resolved Lo dlrecL Lem Lo reLurn Lo Lelr duLles ln Le @rlbunal @e CourL
observed LaL
ln vlew of Le senslLlve consLlLuLlonal funcLlons of Le LlecLoral
@rlbunals as Le sole [udge of all conLesLs relaLlonslp Lo Le elecLlon
reLurns and quallflcaLlons of Le members of Congress all members of
Lese bodles are approprlaLely gulded only by purely legal conslderaLlons
ln Le declslon of Le cases before Lem and LaL ln Le conLemplaLlon of
Le ConsLlLuLlon Le membersleglslaLors Lereof upon assumpLlon of
Lelr duLles Lereln slL ln Le @rlbunal no longer as represenLaLlves of
Lelr respecLlve pollLlcal parLles buL as lmparLlal [udges @e vlew was
also submlLLed LaL Lo furLer bolsLer Le lndependence of Le @rlbunals
Le Lerm of offlce of every member Lereof sould be consldered co
exLenslve wlL Le correspondlng leglslaLlve Lerm and may noL be legally
LermlnaLed excepL only by deaL reslgnaLlon permanenL dlsablllLy or
removal for valld cause noL lncludlng pollLlcal dlsloyalLy
ACCC8ulnCL? Le CourL 8esolved a) Lo uLCLlnL Le requesL of [usLlces
Perrera Cruz and lellclano Lo be relleved from Lelr memberslp ln Le
Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves LlecLoral @rlbunal and lnsLead Lo ul8LC@ Lem
Lo resume Lelr duLles Lereln b) Lo Lx8LSS lLs concern over Le
lnLruslon of non[udlclal facLors ln Le proceedlngs of Le Pouse of
8epresenLaLlves LlecLoral @rlbunal wlc performs funcLlons purely
[udlclal ln caracLer desplLe Le lncluslon of leglslaLors ln lLs memberslp
and c) Lo nC@L Le vlew LaL Le Lerm of all Le members of Le LlecLoral
@rlbunals lncludlng Lose from Le leglslaLure ls coexLenslve wlL Le
correspondlng leglslaLlve Lerm and cannoL be LermlnaLed aL wlll buL only
for valld legal cause and Lo 8LCul8L Le !usLlcesmembers of Le
@rlbunal Lo submlL Le lssue Lo Le sald @rlbunal ln Le flrsL lnsLance
aras I flled Lls separaLe concurrlng oplnlon l concur buL l wls Lo add
LaL 8ep Camasura sould be allowed Lo casL ls orlglnal voLe ln favor of
proLesLanL 8ondoc oLerwlse a pollLlcal and [udlclal LravesLy wlll Lake
place MelencloPerrera Cruz and lellclano II Look no parL Cancayco
I ls on leave
Cn Marc 21 1991 a peLlLlon for cettlototl prolblLlon and mandamus was flled by ur
Lmlgdlo A 8ondoc agalnsL 8epresenLaLlves Marclano M lneda Magdaleno M alacol
!uanlLa C Camasura !r or any oLer represenLaLlve wo may be appolnLed vlce
8epresenLaLlve !uanlLa C Camasura !r and Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves LlecLoral @rlbunal
praylng Lls CourL Lo
1 Annul Le declslon of Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves of Marc 13 1991
Lo wlLdraw Le nomlnaLlon and Lo resclnd Le nomlnaLlon of
8epresenLaLlve !uanlLa C Camasura !r Lo Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves
LlecLoral @rlbunal
2 lssue a wllL of prolblLlon resLralnlng respondenL alacol or
womsoever may be deslgnaLed ln place of respondenL Camasura from
assumlng occupylng and dlscarglng funcLlons as a member of Le Pouse
of 8epresenLaLlves LlecLoral @rlbunal
3 lssue a wrlL of mandamus orderlng respondenL Camasura Lo
lmmedlaLely reassume and dlscarge ls funcLlons as a member of Le
Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves LlecLoral @rlbunal and
4 CranL suc oLer rellef as may be [usL and equlLable
upon recelpL of Le peLlLlon Le CourL wlLouL glvlng lL due course requlred Le
respondenLs Lo commenL

on Le peLlLlon wlLln Len days from noLlce and Lo en[oln Le

P8L@ from reorganlzlng and allowlng parLlclpaLlon ln lLs proceedlngs of Ponorable
Magdaleno M alacol or woever ls deslgnaLed Lo replace Ponorable !uanlLa C Camasura ln
sald Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves LlecLoral @rlbunal unLll Le lssue of Le wlLdrawal of Le
nomlnaLlon and resclsslon of Le elecLlon of sald Congressman Camasura as member of Le
P8L@ by Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves ls resolved by Lls CourL or unLll oLerwlse ordered by
Le CourL (p 39 8ollo)
Congressman !uanlLo C Camasura !r dld noL oppose Le peLlLlon
Congressman Marclano M lnedas plea for Le dlsmlssal of Le peLlLlon ls cenLered on
Congress belng Le sole auLorlLy LaL nomlnaLes and elecLs from lLs members upon
recommendaLlon by Le pollLlcal parLles Lereln Lose wo are Lo slL ln Le Pouse of
8epresenLaLlves LlecLoral @rlbunal (and ln Le Commlsslon on AppolnLmenLs as well) ence
lL allegedly as Le sole power Lo remove any of Lem wenever Le raLlo ln Le
represenLaLlon of Le pollLlcal parLles ln Le Pouse or SenaLe ls maLerlally canged on
accounL of deaL lncapaclLy temovol ot expolsloo ftom tbe polltlcol potty
6
LaL a @rlbunal
members Lerm of offlce ls noL coexLenslve wlL ls leglslaLlve Lerm
7
for lf a member of Le
@rlbunal wo canges ls parLy afflllaLlon ls noL removed from Le @rlbunal Le
consLlLuLlonal provlslon mandaLlng represenLaLlon based on pollLlcal afflllaLlon would be
compleLely nulllfled
8
and LaL Le expulslon of Congressman Camasura from Le Lu ls
purely a parLy affalr of Le Lu
9
and Le declslon Lo resclnd ls memberslp ln Le Pouse
LlecLoral @rlbunal ls Le sole prerogaLlve of Le Pouseof8epresenLaLlve 8epresenLaLlves
ence lL ls a purely pollLlcal quesLlon beyond Le reac of [udlclal revlew
10

ln ls commenL respondenL Congressman Magdaleno M alacol alleged LaL Le peLlLloner
as no cause of acLlon agalnsL lm because e as noL yeL been nomlnaLed by Le Lu for
memberslp ln Le P8L@
11
Moreover Le peLlLlon falled Lo lmplead Le Pouse of
8epresenLaLlves as an lndlspensable parLy for lL was Le Pouse noL Le P8L@ LaL wlLdrew
and resclnded Congressman Camasuras memberslp ln Le P8L@
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@e SollclLor Ceneral as counsel for Le @rlbunal argued ln a slmllar veln LaL Le lncluslon
of Le PL@P as a parLy respondenL ls erroneous because Le peLlLlon sLaLes no cause of
acLlon agalnsL Le @rlbunal @e peLlLloner does noL quesLlon any acL or order of Le P8L@ ln
vlolaLlon of ls rlgLs WaL e assalls ls Le acL of Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves of
wlLdrawlng Le nomlnaLlon and resclndlng Le elecLlon of Congressman !uanlLa nlLo
Camasura as a member of Le P8L@
1

8eplylng Lo Le SollclLor Cenerals ManlfesLaLlon Le peLlLloner argued LaL wlle Le
@rlbunal lndeed ad noLlng Lo do wlL Le assalled declslon of Le Pouse of
8epresenLaLlves lL acknowledged LaL declslon by cancelllng Le promulgaLlon of lLs declslon
ln P8L@ Case no 23 Lo ls (8ondocs) pre[udlce
1
Pence alLoug Le @rlbunal may noL be
an lndlspensable parLy lL ls a necessary parLy Lo Le sulL Lo assure LaL compleLe rellef ls
accorded Lo Le peLlLloner for ln Le ulLlmaLe Le @rlbunal would ave Lo acknowledge glve
recognlLlon and lmplemenL Le Supreme CourLs declslon as Lo weLer Le rellef of
respondenL Congressman Camasura from Le Cfflce of Le LlecLoral @rlbunal ls valld
1

ln ls reply Lo Congressman alacols CommenL Le peLlLloner explalned LaL Congressman
alacol was lmpleaded as one of Le respondenLs ln Lls case because afLer Le Pouse of
8epresenLaLlves ad announced Le LermlnaLlon of Congressman Camasuras memberslp ln
Le PL@P several newspapers of general clrculaLlon reporLed LaL Le Pouse of
8epresenLaLlves would nomlnaLe and elecL Congressman alacol Lo Lake Congressman
Camasuras seaL ln Le @rlbunal
16

now ls Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves empowered by Le ConsLlLuLlon Lo do LaL le Lo
lnLerfere wlL Le dlsposlLlon of an elecLlon conLesL ln Le Pouse LlecLoral @rlbunal Lroug
Le ruse of reorganlzlng Le represenLaLlon ln Le Lrlbunal of Le ma[orlLy parLy?
SecLlon 17 ArLlcle vl of Le 1987 ConsLlLuLlon supplles Le answer Lo LaL quesLlon lL
provldes
SecLlon 17 @e SenaLe and Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves sall eac ave
an LlecLoral @rlbunal wlc sall be Le sole [udge of all conLesLs relaLlng
Lo Le elecLlon reLurns and quallflcaLlons of Lelr respecLlve members
Lac LlecLoral @rlbunal sall be composed of nlne Members Lree of
wom sall be !usLlces of Le Supreme CourL Lo be deslgnaLed by Le
Clef !usLlce and Le remalnlng slx sall be Members of Le SenaLe or
Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves as Le case may be wo sall be cosen on
Le basls of proporLlonal represenLaLlon from Le pollLlcal parLles and Le
parLles or organlzaLlons reglsLered under Le parLy llsL sysLem
represenLed Lereln @e senlor !usLlce ln Le LlecLoral @rlbunal sall be
lLs Calrman
SecLlon 17 reecoes SecLlon 11 ArLlcle vl of Le 1933 ConsLlLuLlon excepL Le provlslon on
Le represenLaLlon of Le maln pollLlcal parLles ln Le Lrlbunal wlc ls now based on
ptopottloool represenLaLlon from all Le pollLlcal parLles lnsLead of epool represenLaLlon of
Lree members from eac of Le flrsL and second largesL pollLlcal aggrupaLlons ln Le
LeglslaLure @e 1933 consLlLuLlonal provlslon reads as follows
Sec 11 @e SenaLe and Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves sall ave an
LlecLoral @rlbunal wlc sall be Le sole [udge of all conLesLs relaLlng Lo
Le elecLlon reLurns and quallflcaLlons of Lelr respecLlve Members
Lac LlecLoral @rlbunal sall be composed of nlne Members Lree of
wom sall be !usLlces of Le Supreme CourL Lo be deslgnaLed by Le
Clef !usLlce and Le remalnlng slx sall be Members of Le SenaLe or of
Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves as Le case may be wo sall be cosen
by eac Pouse Lree upon nomlnaLlon of Le parLy avlng Le largesL
number of voLes and Lree of Le parLy avlng Le second largesL
member of voLes Lereln @e senlor !usLlce ln eac LlecLoral @rlbunal
sall be lLs Calrman (1 933 ConsLlLuLlon of Le lllpplnes)
under Le above provlslon Le !usLlces eld Le decldlng voLes ald lL was lmposslble for any
pollLlcal parLy Lo conLrol Le voLlng ln Le Lrlbunal
@e 1973 ConsLlLuLlon dld noL provlde for an elecLoral Lrlbunal ln Le 8aLasang ambansa
@e use of Le word sole ln boL SecLlon 17 of Le 1987 ConsLlLuLlon and SecLlon 11 of Le
1933 ConsLlLuLlon underscores Le excloslve [urlsdlcLlon of Le Pouse LlecLoral @rlbunal as
[udge of conLesLs relaLlng Lo Le elecLlon reLurns and quallflcaLlons of Le members of Le
Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves (8obles vs Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves LlecLoral @rlbunal C8 no
86647 lebruary 3 1990) @e Lrlbunal was creaLed Lo funcLlon as a ooopottlsoo courL
alLoug LwoLlrds of lLs members are pollLlclans lL ls a nonpollLlcal body ln a sea of
pollLlclans WaL Lls CourL ad earller sald abouL Le LlecLoral Commlsslon applles as well Lo
Le elecLoral Lrlbunals of Le SenaLe and Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves
@e purpose of Le consLlLuLlonal convenLlon creaLlng Le LlecLoral
Commlsslon was Lo provlde an lndependenL and lmparLlal Lrlbunal for Le
deLermlnaLlon of conLesLs Lo leglslaLlve offlce devold of parLlsan
conslderaLlon and Lo Lransfer Lo LaL Lrlbunal all Le powers prevlously
exerclsed by Le leglslaLure ln maLLers perLalnlng Lo conLesLed elecLlons
of lLs members
@e power granLed Lo Le elecLoral Commlsslon Lo [udge conLesLs relaLlng
Lo Le elecLlon and quallflcaLlon of members of Le naLlonal Assembly ls
lnLended Lo be as compleLe and unlmpalred as lf lL ad remalned ln Le
leglslaLure
@e LlecLoral @rlbunals of Le SenaLe and Le Pouse were creaLed by Le
ConsLlLuLlon as speclal Lrlbunals Lo be Le sole [udge of all conLesLs
relaLlng Lo elecLlon reLurns and quallflcaLlons of members of Le
leglslaLlve ouses and as suc are lndependenL bodles wlc musL be
permlLLed Lo selecL Lelr own employees and Lo supervlse and conLrol
Lem wlLouL any leglslaLlve lnLerference (Suanes vs Clef AccounLanL
of Le SenaLe 81 ll 818)
@o be able Lo exerclse excluslve [urlsdlcLlon Le Pouse LlecLoral @rlbunal musL be
loJepeoJeot lLs [urlsdlcLlon Lo ear and declde congresslonal elecLlon conLesLs ls noL Lo be
sared by lL wlL Le LeglslaLure nor wlL Le CourLs
@e LlecLoral Commlsslon ls a body separaLe from and loJepeoJeot of tbe
leqlslotote and Loug noL a power ln Le LrlparLlLe sceme of
governmenL lL ls Lo all lnLenLs and purposes wen acLlng wlLln Le
llmlLs of lLs auLorlLy an lndependenL organ wlle composed of a
ma[orlLy of members of Le leglslaLure lL ls a body separaLe from and
lndependenL of Le leglslaLure
xxx xxx xxx
@e LlecLoral Commlsslon a consLlLuLlonal organ creaLed for Le speclflc
purpose of deLermlnlng conLesLs relaLlng Lo elecLlon reLurns and
quallflcaLlons of members of Le naLlonal Assembly moy oot be
lotetfeteJ wltb by tbe joJlcloty wen and wlle acLlng wlLln Le llmlLs of
lLs auLorlLy buL Le Supreme CourL as [urlsdlcLlon over Le LlecLoral
Commlsslon for Le purpose of deLermlnlng Le caracLer scope and
exLenL of Le consLlLuLlonal granL Lo Le commlsslon as sole [udge of all
conLesLs relaLlng Lo Le elecLlon and quallflcaLlons of Le members of Le
naLlonal Assembly (Angara vs LlecLoral Commlsslon 63 ll 139)
@e lndependence of Le elecLoral Lrlbunal was preserved undlmlnlsed ln Le 1987
ConsLlLuLlon as Le followlng excanges on Le sub[ecL beLween Commlssloners Maambong
and Azcuna ln Le 1986 ConsLlLuLlonal Commlsslon aLLesL
M8 MAAM8CnC @ank you
My quesLlons wlll be very baslc so we can go as fasL as
we can ln Le case of Le elecLoral Lrlbunal elLer of
Le Pouse or of Le SenaLe ls lL correcL Lo say LaL
Lese Lrlbunals are consLlLuLlonal creaLlons? l wlll
dlsLlnguls Lese wlL Le case of Le @anodbayan
and Le Sandlganbayan wlc are creaLed by
mandaLe of Le ConsLlLuLlon buL Ley are noL
consLlLuLlonal creaLlons ls LaL a good dlsLlncLlon?
M8 AZCunA @aL ls an excellenL sLaLemenL
M8 MAAM8CnC Could we Lerefore say LaL
elLer Le SenaLe LlecLoral @rlbunal or Le Pouse
LlecLoral @rlbunal ls a consLlLuLlonal body?
M8 AZCunA lL ls Madam resldenL
M8 MAAM8CnC lf lL ls a consLlLuLlonal body ls lL
Len sub[ecL Lo consLlLuLlonal resLrlcLlons?
M8 AZCunA lL would be sub[ecL Lo consLlLuLlonal
resLrlcLlons lnLended for LaL body
M8 MAAM8CnC l see 8uL l wanL Lo flnd ouL lf Le
rullng ln Le case of vera vs Avellno 77 ll 192 wlll
sLlll be appllcable Lo Le presenL bodles we are
creaLlng slnce lL ruled LaL Le elecLoral Lrlbunals are
noL separaLe deparLmenLs of Le governmenL Would
LaL rullng sLlll be valld?
M8 AZCunA ?es Ley are noL separaLe deparLmenLs
because Le separaLe deparLmenLs are Le leglslaLlve
Le execuLlve and Le [udlclary buL Ley are
consLlLuLlonal bodles
M8 MAAM8CnC AlLoug Ley are noL separaLe
deparLmenLs of governmenL l would llke Lo know
agaln lf Le rullng ln Aoqoto vs lectotol commlssloo
5J lbll 1J9 woolJ stlll be oppllcoble to tbe pteseot
boJles we ote JeclJloq oo wbeo tbe 5opteme coott
solJ tbot tbese electotol ttlboools ote loJepeoJeot
ftom cooqtess JevolJ of pottlsoo lofloeoce ot
cooslJetotloo ooJ tbetefote cooqtess bos oo powet
to teqolote ptoceeJloqs of tbese electotol ttlboools
M8 AZCunA l Llnk LaL ls correcL @ey are
lndependenL alLoug Ley are noL a separaLe branc
of governmenL
M8 MAAM8CnC @ere ls a sLaLemenL LaL ln all
parllamenLs of Le world Le lnvarlable rule ls Lo
leave unLo Lemselves Le deLermlnaLlon of
conLroversles wlL respecL Lo Le elecLlon and
quallflcaLlons of Lelr members and preclsely Ley
ave Lls CommlLLee on rlvlleges wlc Lakes care of
Lls parLlcular conLroversy
Would Le CenLleman say LaL Le creaLlon of
elecLoral Lrlbunals ls an excepLlon Lo Lls rule because
apparenLly we ave an lndependenL elecLoral
Lrlbunal?
M8 AZCunA @o Le exLenL LaL Le elecLoral
Lrlbunals are lndependenL buL Le CenLleman wlll
noLlce LaL Le wordlngs say @e SenaLe and Le
Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves sall eac ave an LlecLoral
@rlbunal lL ls sLlll Le SenaLe LlecLoral @rlbunal and
Le Pouse LlecLoral @rlbunal So Lecnlcally lL ls Le
Lrlbunal of Le Pouse and Lrlbunal of Le SenaLe
alLoug Ley are lndependenL
M8 MAAM8CnC 8uL boL of Lem as we ave
agreed on are lndependenL from boL bodles?
M8 AZCunA @aL ls correcL
M8 MAAM8CnC @ls ls Le boLLom llne of my
quesLlon Pow can we say LaL Lese bodles are
lndependenL wen we sLlll ave slx pollLlclans slLLlng
ln boL Lrlbunals?
M8 AZCunA ollLlclans can be lndependenL Madam
resldenL
M8 MAAM8CnC Madam resldenL wen we
dlscussed a porLlon of Lls ln Le CommlLLee on Le
LxecuLlve Lere was a commenL by Clef !usLlce
ConcepclonCommlssloner ConcepclonLaL Lere
seems Lo be some lncongrulLy ln Lese elecLoral
Lrlbunals conslderlng LaL pollLlclans sLlll slL ln Le
Lrlbunals ln splLe of Le facL LaL ln Le rullng ln Le
case of 5oolJoJ vs veto 5eoote lectotol Lrlbunal
Case no 1 Ley are supposed Lo acL ln accordance
wlL law and [usLlce wlL compleLe deLacmenL from
an pollLlcal conslderaLlons @aL ls wy l am asklng
now for Le record ow we could acleve suc
deLacmenL wen Lere are slx pollLlclans slLLlng
Lere
M8 AZCunA @e same reason LaL Le CenLleman
wlle cosen on bealf of Le opposlLlon as wlL
sLerllng compeLence sown lndependence ln Le
proceedlngs of Lls Commlsslon l Llnk we can also
LrusL LaL Le members of Le Lrlbunals wlll be
lndependenL (pp 111112 !ournal @uesday !uly 22
1986 Lmpasls supplled)
kesolotloo of tbe noose of kepteseototlves vlolotes tbe loJepeoJeoce of tbe nk1
@e lndependence of Le Pouse LlecLoral @rlbunal so zealously guarded by Le framers of our
ConsLlLuLlon would owever by a myL and lLs proceedlngs a farce lf Le Pouse of
8epresenLaLlves or Le ma[orlLy parLy Lereln may suffle and manlpulaLe Le pollLlcal (as
dlsLlngulsed from Le [udlclal) componenL of Le elecLoral Lrlbunal Lo serve Le lnLeresLs of
Le parLy ln power
@e resoluLlon of Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves removlng Congressman Camasura from Le
Pouse LlecLoral @rlbunal for dlsloyalLy Lo Le Lu because e casL ls voLe ln favor of Le
naclonallsLa arLys candldaLe 8ondoc ls a clear lmpalrmenL of Le consLlLuLlonal
prerogaLlve of Le Pouse LlecLoral @rlbunal Lo be Le sole joJqe of Le elecLlon conLesL
beLween lneda and 8ondoc
@o sancLlon suc lnLerference by Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves ln Le work of Le Pouse
LlecLoral @rlbunal would reduce Le Lrlbunal Lo a mere Lool for Le aggrandlzemenL of Le
parLy ln power (Lu) wlc Le Lree [usLlces of Le Supreme CourL and Le lone n member
would be powerless Lo sLop A mlnorlLy parLy candldaLe may as well abandon all ope aL Le
Lresold of Le Lrlbunal
ulsloyolty to potty ls oot o vollJ coose fot tetmlootloo of membetsblp lo tbe nk1
As [udges Le members of Le Lrlbunal musL be nonparLlsan @ey musL dlscarge Lelr
funcLlons wlL compleLe deLacmenL lmparLlallLy and lndependence even lndependence
from Le pollLlcal parLy Lo wlc Ley belong Pence dlsloyalLy Lo parLy and breac of
parLy dlsclpllne are noL valld grounds for Le expulslon of a member of Le Lrlbunal ln
expelllng Congressman Camasura from Le P8L@ for avlng casL a consclence voLe ln favor
of 8ondoc based sLrlcLly on Le resulL of Le examlnaLlon and appreclaLlon of Le balloLs and
Le recounL of Le voLes by Le Lrlbunal Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves commlLLed a grave
abuse of dlscreLlon an ln[usLlce and a vlolaLlon of Le ConsLlLuLlon lLs resoluLlon of
expulslon agalnsL Congressman Camasura ls Lerefore null and vold
xpolsloo of cooqtessmoo comosoto vlolotes bls tlqbt to secotlty of teoote
AnoLer reason for Le nulllLy of Le expulslon resoluLlon of Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves ls
LaL lL vlolaLes Congressman Camasuras rlgL Lo securlLy of Lenure Members of Le P8L@ as
sole [udge of congresslonal elecLlon conLesLs are enLlLled Lo securlLy of Lenure [usL as
members of Le [udlclary en[oy securlLy of Lenure under our ConsLlLuLlon (Sec 2 ArL vlll
1987 ConsLlLuLlon) @erefore memberslp ln Le Pouse LlecLoral @rlbunal may noL be
LermlnaLed excepL for a [usL cause suc as Le explraLlon of Le members congresslonal
Lerm of offlce ls deaL permanenL dlsablllLy reslgnaLlon from Le pollLlcal parLy e
represenLs ln Le Lrlbunal formal afflllaLlon wlL anoLer pollLlcal parLy or removal for oLer
valld cause A member may noL be expelled by Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves for parLy
dlsloyalLy sorL of proof LaL e as formally afflllaLed wlL anoLer pollLlcal group As Le
records of Lls case fall Lo sow LaL Congressman Camasura as become a reglsLered
member of anoLer pollLlcal parLy ls expulslon from Le Lu and from Le P8L@ was noL for
a valld cause ence lL vlolaLed ls rlgL Lo securlLy of Lenure
@ere ls noLlng Lo Le argumenL of respondenL lneda LaL members of Le Pouse LlecLoral
@rlbunal are noL enLlLled Lo securlLy of Lenure because as a maLLer of facL Lwo Supreme
CourL !usLlces ln Le @rlbunal were canged before Le end of Le congresslonal Lerm
namely Clef !usLlce Marcelo 8 lernan wo upon ls elevaLlon Lo Le offlce of Clef !usLlce
was replaced by !usLlce llorenLlno lellclano and Le laLLer wo was Lemporarlly replaced
by !usLlce Lmlllo A Cancayco wen e (! lellclano) Look a leave of absence Lo dellver a
lecLure ln ?ale unlverslLy lL sould be sLressed owever LaL Lose canges ln Le [udlclal
composlLlon Lo Le P8L@ ad no pollLlcal lmpllcaLlons aL all unllke Le presenL aLLempL Lo
remove Congressman Camasura no coerclon was applled on Clef !usLlce lernan Lo reslgn
from Le Lrlbunal nor on !usLlce lellclano Lo go on a leave of absence @ey acLed on Lelr
own free wlll for valld reasons and wlL no coverL deslgn Lo derall Le dlsposlLlon of a
pendlng case ln Le P8L@
@e case of Congressman Camasura ls dlfferenL Pe was expelled from and by Le Lu Lo
punls lm for parLy dlsloyalLy afLer e ad revealed Lo Le SecreLaryCeneral of Le parLy
ow e voLed ln Le 8ondoc case @e purpose of Le expulslon of Congressman Camasura
was Lo nulllfy ls voLe ln Le 8ondoc case so LaL Le P8L@s declslon may noL be
promulgaLed and so LaL Le way could be cleared for Le Lu Lo nomlnaLe a replacemenL
for Congressman Camasura ln Le @rlbunal @aL sLraLagem of Le Lu and Le Pouse of
8epresenLaLlves ls clearly almed Lo subsLlLuLe Congressman Camasuras voLe and ln effecL Lo
cange Le [udgmenL of Le P8L@ ln Le 8ondoc case
@e [udlclal power of Lls CourL as been lnvoked by 8ondoc for Le proLecLlon of ls rlgLs
agalnsL Le sLrong arm of Le ma[orlLy parLy ln Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves @e CourL
cannoL be deaf Lo ls plea for rellef nor lndlfferenL Lo ls carge LaL Le Pouse of
8epresenLaLlves ad acLed wlL grave abuse of dlscreLlon ln removlng Congressman
Camasura from Le Pouse LlecLoral @rlbunal Pe calls upon Le CourL as guardlan of Le
ConsLlLuLlon Lo exerclse lLs [udlclal power and dlscarge lLs duLy Lo proLecL ls rlgLs as Le
parLy aggrleved by Le acLlon of Le Pouse @e CourL musL perform lLs Joty under Le
ConsLlLuLlon even wen Le vlolaLor be Le lgesL offlclal of Le land or Le CovernmenL
lLself (Concurrlng oplnlon of ! AnLonlo 8arredo ln Aqulno vs onceLnrlle 39 SC8A 183
207)
Slnce Le expulslon of Congressman Camasura from Le Pouse LlecLoral @rlbunal by Le
Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves was noL for a lawful and valld cause buL Lo un[usLly lnLerfere wlL
Le Lrlbunals dlsposlLlon of Le 8ondoc case and Lo deprlve 8ondoc of Le frulLs of Le
@rlbunals declslon ln ls favor Le acLlon of Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves ls clearly vlolaLlve
of Le consLlLuLlonal mandaLe (Sec 17 ArL vl 1987 ConsLlLuLlon) wlc creaLed Le Pouse
LlecLoral @rlbunal Lo be Le sole [udge of Le elecLlon conLesL beLween lneda and 8ondoc
We Lerefore declare null and vold Le resoluLlon daLed Marc 13 1991 of Le Pouse of
8epresenLaLlves wlLdrawlng Le nomlnaLlon and resclndlng Le elecLlon of Congressman
Camasura as a member of Le Pouse LlecLoral @rlbunal @e peLlLloner ur Lmlgdlo 8ondoc
ls enLlLled Lo Le rellefs e prays for ln Lls case
WPL8LlC8L Le peLlLlon for cettlototl prolblLlon and mandamus ls granLed @e declslon
of Le Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves wlLdrawlng Le nomlnaLlon and resclndlng Le elecLlon of
Congressman !uanlLa C Camasura !r as a member of Le Pouse LlecLoral @rlbunal ls ereby
declared null and vold ob loltlo for belng vlolaLlve of Le ConsLlLuLlon and Congressman
!uanlLa C Camasura !r ls ordered relnsLaLed Lo ls poslLlon as a member of Le Pouse of
8epresenLaLlves LlecLoral @rlbunal @e P8L@ 8esoluLlon no 910018 daLed Marc 14 1991
cancelllng Le promulgaLlon of Le declslon ln P8L@ Case no 23 (ur Lmlgdlo 8ondoc vs
Marclano A lneda) ls also seL aslde Conslderlng Le unconsclonable delay lncurred ln Le
promulgaLlon of LaL declslon Lo Le pre[udlce of Le speedy resoluLlon of elecLoral cases Le
CourL ln Le exerclse of lLs equlLy [urlsdlcLlon and ln Le lnLeresL of [usLlce ereby declares
Le sald declslon uuL? 8CMuLCA@Lu effecLlve upon servlce of coples Lereof on Le
parLles Lo be done lmmedlaLely by Le @rlbunal CosLs agalnsL respondenL Marclano A
lneda
SC C8uL8Lu
Notvoso lotos 8lJlo MeJlolJeo keqoloJo ooJ uovlJe It II coocot
Cotlettez It I coocots os cettlfleJ to by tbe cblef Iostlce
letooo cI Meleoclonetteto ctoz ooJ lellclooo II took oo pott