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NOTICE
Please take notice that the Court en bane issued a Resolution
dated NOVEMBER 13, 2012, which reads as follows:
"G.R. Nos. 203818-19 (AKO Bicol Political Party [AKB] vs.
Commission on Elections [En Bane]); G.R. No. 203922 (Association of
Philippine Electric Cooperatives [APEC], represented by its President,
Congressman Ponciano D. Payuyo vs. Commission on Elections); G.R. No.
203936 (Aksyon Magsasaka-Partido Tinig ng Mas a [AKMA-PTM],
represented by its President, Michael Abas Kida vs. Commission on Elections
En Bane); G.R. No. 203958 (Kapatiran ng mga Nakulong na Walang Sala,
Inc. [KAKUSA] vs. Commission on Elections); G.R. No. 203960 (1st
Consumers Alliance for Rural Energy, Inc. [1-CARE] vs. Commission on
Elections En Bane); G.R. No. 203976 (Alliance for Rural and Agrarian
Reconstruction Inc. [ARARO] vs. Commission on Elections); G.R. No.
203981 (Association for Righteousness Advocacy on Leadership [ARAL]
Party-List, represented herein by its Secretary General, Lourdes L. Agustin vs.
Commission on Elections [En Bane]); and G.R. No. 204002 (Alliance for
Rural Concerns [ARC] vs. Commission on Elections).- Acting on the petitions
in the above-entitled cases, the Court Resolved, without giving due course to
the petitions, to
(a) CONSOLIDATE the petitions;
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(b) REQUIRE the respondent to COMMENT on the
petitions within a NON-EXTENDIBLE period of ten (10) days
from notice hereof; and
(c) REQUIRE the parties to observe the STATUS
QUO prevailing before the issuance of the assailed COMELEC
Resolutions dated October 10, 2012 in SPP No. 12-154 (PLM)
and SPP No. 12-177 (PLM), October n, 2012 in SPP No. 12-
187 (PLM) and SPP No. 12-188 (PLM), October 16, 2012 in
SPP No. 12-201 (PLM) and SPP No. 12-260 (PLM), and
October 24, 2012 in SPP No. 12-248 (PLM), SPP No. 12-015
(PLM) and SPP No. 12-288 (PLM), without prejudice to the
final ruling of this Court on the merits." (advg8)
Very truly yours,
Resolution
Justice VICENTE V. MENDOZA (x)
Counsel for Petitioner AKB
No.3 Aster, West Fairview
Quezon City
Attys. ALFREDO B. MOLO Ill
and CANDICE A. CABRIDO (x)
Mosveldtt Law Offices
Co-counsel for Petitioner AKB
Unit 804 One Corporate Center
Dona Julia Vargas Avenue cor.
Meralco Avenue
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Attys. YESHTER DONN P. BACCAY
and SHERWIN D. VISCONDE (x)
The Law Firm of Baccay Hussin
Valero and Visconde
Counsel for Petitioner APEC
Room 106 G/F Cabrera Building I
130 Timog Avenue, Brgy. Sacred Heart
Quezon City
Atty. MANUELITO R. LUNA (x)
counsel for Petitioner AKMA-PTM
Rm. 412 FEMII Bldg. (Annex)
A. Soriano, Jr. Avenue
lntramuros, Manila
Atty. MANUEL E. IRAL (x)
Amurao lral Guce Baltazar and Associates
Counsel for Petitioner KAKUSA
231 0 Raymundo Street
San Andres Bukid, Sta. Ana, Manila
Atty. RAY JEAN D. TAMAYO (x)
Counsel for Petitioner 1-CARE
Suite 504, 5th Floor OMM-CITRA Building
San Miguel Avenue
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Atty. BERNARDITA S. FORTUNO (x)
Dominguez Delani Dominguez
& Fortuno Law Offices
Counsel for Petitioner ARARO
21-G F. Castillo St., Project 4
Quezon City
Atty. GEORGE ERWIN M. GARCIA (x)
G. E. Garcia Law Office
Counsel for Petitioner ARAL
Ground Floor, LAIKO Building, Cabildo St.,
lntramuros, Manila
-2- G. R. Nos. 203818-19, et al.
The SOLICITOR GENERAL (x)
134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village
Makati Cit y1229
November 13, 2012
[WITH COPY OF PETITIONS IN 203818-19, 203936,
203958, 203960, 203976, 203981, & 204002]
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (x)
lntramuros, 1002 Manila
[WITH COPY OF PETITIONS IN 203958, 203960,
203976, 203981 & 204002]
Public Information Office (x)
Judicial Record Office (x)
Supreme Court
CAS Section, En Bane (x)
Records Division, En Bane (x)
G. R. Nos. 203818-19, etal.
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AKO BICOL POLITICAL PARTY
[AKB],
Petitioner,
-versus-
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS [EN
BANC],
Respondent.
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ASSOCIATION OF PHILIPPINE
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES [APEC],
represented by its President,
Congressman Ponciano D. Payuyo,
Petitioner,
-versus-
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS,
Respondent.
]{------------- ---------- -]{
AKSYON MAGSASAKA-PARTIDO
TINIG NG MASA [AKMA-PTM],
represented by its President, Michael
Abas Kida,
Petitioner,
-versus-
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS EN
BANC,
Respondent.
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KAPATIRAN NG MGA NAKULONG
NA W ALANG SALA, INC. [KAKUSA],
Petitioner,
-versus-
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS,
Respondent.
]{------------- ---------- -]{
G.R. No. 203818-19
G.R. No. 203922
G.R. No. 203936
G.R. No. 203958
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Status Quo Ante Order - 2-
tST CONSUMERS ALLIANCE FOR
RURAL ENERGY, INC. [1-CARE],
Petitioner,
-versus-
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS EN
BANC,
Respondent.
J{------------- ---------- -J{
ALLIANCE FOR RURAL AND
AGRARIAN RECONSTRUCTION,
INC. [ARARO],
Petitioner,
-versus-
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS,
Respondent.
J{------------- ---------- -J{
ASSOCIATION FOR
RIGHTEOUSNESS ADVOCACY ON
LEADERSHIP [ARAL] PARTY-LIST,
represented herein by its Secretary
General, Lourdes L. Agustin,
Petitioner,
-versus-
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS [EN
BANC],
Respondent.
J{------------- ---------- -J{
ALLIANCE FOR
CONCERNS [ARC],
Petitioner,
-versus-
RURAL
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS,
Respondent.
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TO: * COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (x)
Palacio Del Governador
Intramuros, Manila
G.R. Nos. 203818-19, et al.
November 13,2012
G.R. No. 203960
G.R. No. 203976
G.R. No. 203981
G.R. No. 204002
STATUS QUO ANTE
ORDER
With copy ofpetitions in G.R. Nos. 203958,203960,203976,203981 and 204002
Status Quo Ante Order - 3 -
Justice VICENTE V. MENDOZA (x)
Counsel for Petitioner AKB
No.3 Aster, West Fairview
Quezon City
Attys. ALFREDO B. MOLO III
and CANDICE A. CABRIDO (x)
Mosveldtt Law Offices
Co-counsel for Petitioner AKB
Unit 804 One Corporate Center
Dofia Julia Vargas Avenue
cor. Meralco Avenue
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Attys. YESHTER DONN P. BACCAY
and SHERWIN D. VIZCONDE (x)
The Law Firm ofBaccay Hussin
Valero and Vizconde
Counsel for Petitioner APEC
Room 106 G/F Cabrera Building I
130 Timog Avenue, Brgy. Sacred Heart
Quezon City
Atty. MANUELITO R. LUNA (x)
Counsel for Petitioner AKMA-PTM
Rm. 412 FEMII Bldg. (Annex)
A. Soriano, Jr. Avenue
Intramuros, Manila
Atty. MANUEL E. IRAL (x)
Amurao Iral Guce Baltazar and Associates
Counsel for Petitioner KAKUSA
2310 Raymundo Street
San Andres Bukid
Santa Ana, Manila
Atty. RAY JEAN D. TAMAYO (x)
Counsel for Petitioner 1-CARE
Suite 504, 5th Floor OMM-CITRA Building
San Miguel Avenue
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Atty. BERNARDITA S. FORTUNO (x)
Dominguez Delani Dominguez
& Fortuno Law Offices
Counsel for Petitioner ARARO
21-G F. Castillo St., Project 4
Quezon City
G.R. Nos. 203818-19, ct al.
November 13,2012
Status Quo Ante Order - 4-
Atty. GEORGE ERWIN M. GARCIA (x)
G.E. Garcia Law Office
Counsel for Petitioner ARAL
Ground Floor, LAIKO Building, Cabildo St.
Intramuros, Manila
Atty. RICARDO M. RIBO (x)
Counsel for Petitioner ARC
Rm. 206 Reza Building
1318 Quezon Avenue
Quezon City
GREETINGS:
G.R. Nos. 203818-19, et al.
November 13, 2012
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court, on November 13, 2012, adopted a
resolution in the above-entitled cases, to wit:
G.R. Nos. 203818-19 (AKO Bicol Political Party [AKB] vs.
Commission on Elections [En Bane]); G.R. No. 203922
(Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives [APEC],
represented by its President, Congressman Ponciano D. Payuyo vs.
Commission on Elections); G.R. No. 203936 (Aksyon Magsasaka-
Partido Tinig ng Masa [AKMA-PTM], represented by its President,
Michael Abas Kida vs. Commission on Elections En Bane); G.R.
No. 203958 (Kapatiran ng mga Nakulong na Walang Sala, Inc.
[KAKUSA] vs. Commission on Elections); G.R. No. 203960 (1st
Consumers Alliance for Rural Energy, Inc. [1-CARE] vs.
Commission on Elections En Bane); G.R. No. 203976 (Alliance
for Rural and Agrarian Reconstruction Inc. [ARARO] vs.
Commission on Elections); G.R. No. 203981 (Association for
Righteousness Advocacy on Leadership [ARAL] Party-List,
represented herein by its Secretary General, Lourdes L. Agustin vs.
Commission on Elections [En Bane]); and G.R. No. 204002
(Alliance for Rural Concerns [ARC] vs. Commission on Elections).-
Acting on the petitions in the above-entitled cases, the Court
Resolved, without giving due course to the petitions, to
(a) CONSOLIDATE the petitions;
(b) REQUIRE the respondent to
COMMENT on the petitions within a NON-
EXTENDIBLE period of ten (10) days from notice
hereof; and
(c) REQUIRE the parties to observe the
STATUS QUO prevailing before the issuance of the
assailed COMELEC Resolutions dated October 10,
2012 in SPP No. 12-154 (PLM) and SPP No. 12-
177 (PLM), October 11, 2012 in SPP"" No. 12-187
(PLM) and SPP No. 12-188 (PLM), October 16,
2012 in SPP No. 12-201 (PLM) and SPP No. 12-
260 (PLM), and October 24, 2012 in SPP No. 12-
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Status Quo Ante Order - 5 - G.R. Nos. 203818-19, eta!.
November 13, 2012
248 (PLM), SPP No. 12-015 (PLM) and SPP No.
12-288 (PLM), without prejudice to the final ruling
of this Court on the merits. (adv98)
NOW, THEREFORE, effective immediately and continuing until
further orders from this Court, You, petitioners and Respondent, your
agents, representatives, or persons acting in your place or stead, are hereby
required to observe the status quo prevailing before the issuance of the
assailed COMELEC Resolutions dated October 10, 2012 in SPP No. 12-154
(PLM) and SPP No. 12-177 (PLM), October 11, 2012 in SPP No. 12-187
(PLM) and SPP No. 12-188 (PLM), October 16, 2012 in SPP No. 12-201
(PLM) and SPP No. 12-260 (PLM), and October 24, 2012 in SPP No. 12-
248 (PLM), SPP No. 12-015 (PLM) and SPP No. 12-288 (PLM).
GIVEN by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, this 13th day of
November 2012.
COPY FURNISHED:
The SOLICITOR GENERAL (x)
134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village
1229 Makati City
[With copy of petitions in G.R. Nos. 203818-19,
203936,203958,203960,203976,203981 and
204002]
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE (x)
JUDICIAL RECORDS OFFICE (x)
Supreme Court
CAS SECTION (x)
RECORDS DIVISION (x)
Office of the Clerk of Court En Bane
Supreme Court

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