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VETERANS FEDERATION PARTY VS. COMELEC

[G.R. No. 136781. October 6, 2000]

FACTS:

Petitioner assailed public respondent O!"#" resolutions orderin$ t%e procla&ation o' 38additional part()list representati*es to co&plete t%e +2 seats in t%e ouse o' Representati*es as

pro*ided b( -ec +, rt / o' t%e 1 87 onstitution and R 7 1.

On t%e ot%er %and, Public Respondent, to$et%er it% t%e respondent parties, a*ers t%at t%e 'illin$up o' t%e t ent( percent &e&bers%ip o' part()list representati*es in t%e ouse o'Representati*es, as pro*ided under t%e onstitution, as &andator(, %erein t%e t ent( 4205

percent con$ressional seats 'or part()list representati*es is 'illed up at all ti&es.

ISSUE:

%et%er or not t%e t ent( percent allocation 'or part()list la &a ers is &andator(.

HELD:

No, it is &erel( a ceilin$ 'or t%e part()list seats in on$ress. 9%e sa&e declared t%erein a polic(to pro&ote :proportional representation; in t%e election o' part()list representati*es in order toenable


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seats. 'o illustrate, considering that there were #$& district representatives to be elected duringthe ())& national elections, the number of party-list seats would be *#, computed as follows:#$&

!!+ " .#$ % *#.&$

'he foregoing computation of seat allocation is easy enough to comprehend. 'he problematicuestion, however, is this: oes the Constitution re uire all such allocated seats to be filled upall the time and under all circumstances /ur short answer is No.

Ang LADLAD vs COMELEC

[G.R. No. 1 0+82, pril 8, 2010]

Facts:

Petitioner is a national or$ani=ation %ic% represents t%e lesbians, $a(s, bise?uals, and trans)$enders. t 'iled a petition 'or accreditation as a part()list or$ani=ation to public respondent.o e*er, due to &oral $rounds, t%e latter denied biblical and >uranic passa$es in t%eir decision.t also stated t%at since t%eir a(s are i&&oral and contrar( to public polic(, t%e( are considerednuisance. n 'act, t%eir acts are e*en punis%able under t%e Re*ised Penal ode in its rticle 201.

&otion 'or reconsideration bein$ denied, Petitioner 'iled t%is instant Petition on ertiorariunder Rule 6+ o' t%e Rules o' ourt, an$ #adlad ar$ued t%at t%e denial o' accreditation, inso'aras it @usti'ied t%e e?clusion b( usin$ reli$ious do$&a, *iolated t%e constitutional $uarantees

a$ainst t%e establis%&ent o' reli$ion. Petitioner also clai&ed t%at t%e ssailed Resolutionscontra*ened its constitutional ri$%ts to pri*ac(, 'reedo& o' speec% and asse&bl(, and e>ual protection o' la s, as ell aa constituted *iolations o' t%e P%ilippines international obli$ationsa$ainst discri&ination based on se?ual orientation. n its o&&ent, t%e O!"#" reiteratedt%at petitioner does not %a*e a concrete and $enuine national political a$enda to bene'it t%enation and t%e petition as *alidl( dis&issed on &oral $rounds. t also ar$ued 'or t%e 'irst ti&et%at t%e #GA9 sector is not a&on$ t%e sectors enu&erated b( t%e onstitution and R 7 1, andt%at petitioner &ade untrut%'ul state&ents in its petition %en it alle$ed its national e?istencecontrar( to actual *eri'ication reports b( O!"#" Bs 'ield personnel.

Issues:

1. %et%er or not Respondent *iolated t%e non)establis%&ent clause o' t%e onstitutionC2. %et%er or not Respondent erred in den(in$ Petitioners application on &oral and le$al$rounds.

Hel :

Respondent &ista enl( opines t%at our rulin$ in n$ Aa$on$ Aa(ani stands 'or t%e propositiont%at onl( t%ose sectors speci'icall( enu&erated in t%e la or related to said sectors 4labor,


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peasant, 'is%er'ol , urban poor, indi$enous cultural co&&unities, elderl(, %andicapped, o&en,(out%, *eterans, o*erseas or ers, and pro'essionals &a( be re$istered under t%e part()lists(ste&. s e e?plicitl( ruled in n$ Aa$on$ Aa(ani O< #abor Part( *s o&&ission on"lections, :t%e enu&eration o' &ar$inali=ed and under) represented sectors is not e?clusi*e.;9%e crucial ele&ent is not %et%er a sector is speci'icall( enu&erated, but %et%er a particular

or$ani=ation co&plies it% t%e re>uire&ents o' t%e onstitution and R 7 1.

Our onstitution pro*ides in rticle , -ection + t%at :[n]o la s%all be &ade respectin$ anestablis%&ent o' reli$ion, or pro%ibitin$ t%e 'ree e?ercise t%ereo'.; t botto&, %at our non)establis%&ent clause calls 'or is :$o*ern&ent neutralit( in reli$ious &atters.; learl(,:$o*ern&ental reliance on reli$ious @usti'ication is inconsistent it% t%is polic( o' establis%&entclause 'or t%e O!"#" to utili=e t%e Aible and t%e Doran to @usti'( t%e e?clusion o' n$#adlad. Ae it noted t%at $o*ern&ent action &ust %a*e a secular purpose.

Respondent %as 'ailed to e?plain %( societal ills are sou$%t to be pre*ented, or %( special protection is re>uired 'or t%e (out%. Neit%er %as t%e O!"#" condescended to @usti'( its

position t%at petitionerBs ad&ission into t%e part()list s(ste& ould be so %ar&'ul as toirreparabl( da&a$e t%e &oral 'abric o' societ(.

e also 'ind t%e O!"#" Bs re'erence to purported *iolations o' our penal and ci*il la'li&s(, at bestC disin$enuous, at orst. rticle 6 o' t%e i*il ode de'ines a nuisance as :an(act, o&ission, establis%&ent, condition o' propert(, or an(t%in$ else %ic% s%oc s, de'ies, ordisre$ards decenc( or &oralit(,; t%e re&edies 'or %ic% are a prosecution under t%e Re*isedPenal ode or an( local ordinance, a ci*il action, or abate&ent it%out @udicial proceedin$s. *iolation o' rticle 201 o' t%e Re*ised Penal ode, on t%e ot%er %and, re>uires proo' be(ondreasonable doubt to support a cri&inal con*iction. t %ardl( needs to be e&p%asi=ed t%at &erealle$ation o' *iolation o' la s is not proo', and a &ere blan et in*ocation o' public &oralscannot replace t%e institution o' ci*il or cri&inal proceedin$s and a @udicial deter&ination o'liabilit( or culpabilit(.

s suc%, e %old t%at &oral disappro*al, it%out &ore, is not su''icient $o*ern&ental interest to @usti'( e?clusion o' %o&ose?uals 'ro& participation in t%e part()list s(ste&. 9%e denial o' n$#adladBs re$istration on purel( &oral $rounds a&ounts to a state&ent o' disli e and disappro*alo' %o&ose?uals, rat%er t%an a tool to 'urt%er an( substantial public interest.

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