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Abdula vs. Guiani

Abdula vs. Guiani G.R. No.: 118821, February 18, 2000, 326 SCRA 1 FACTS: The case involves a petition for certiorari and prohibition to set aside the warrant of arrest issued by Judge Japal M. Guiani of Branch 14 of the Regional Trial Court of Cotabato City. The petitioners, Mayor Bai Unggie D. Abdula and Odin Abdula, were charged with murder in Criminal Case No. 2376. The murder complaint alleged that the petitioners paid six other individuals for the death of a certain Abdul Dimalen, the former COMELEC Registrar of Kabuntalan, Maguindanao. Initially, the Provincial Prosecutor of Maguindanao dismissed the murder charges against the petitioners and five other respondents due to lack of prima facie evidence. However, a separate information for murder was filed against one of the respondents, Kasan Mama. Subsequently, the case was ordered to be returned to the Provincial Prosecutor for further investigation. After additional evidence was presented, the Provincial Prosecutor foun...
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AKBAYAN YOUTH VS. COMELEC

AKBAYAN YOUTH vs. COMELEC GR No. 147066, March 26 2001 FACTS: Petitioner Akbayan Youth seek to direct the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to conduct a special registration before May 2001 General Elections for new voters ages 18 to 21. According to petitioners, around four million youth failed to register on or before the December 27, 2000 deadline set by the respondent COMELEC under Republic Act No.  8189. A request to conduct a two-day additional registration of new voters on February 17 and 18, 2001 was passed but it was denied by the COMELEC. Section 8 of Republic Act No.  8189 explicitly provides that no registration shall be conducted during the period starting one hundred twenty (120) days before a regular election and that the Commission has no more time left to accomplish all pre-election activities. ISSUE: Whether or not the Court can compel respondent COMELEC, to conduct a special registration of new voters during the period between the COMELEC’s im...
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DRILON VS. LIM

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Ople vs. Torres [Rights of Privacy]

Ople vs. Torres [Rights of Privacy] GR No. 127685. July 23, 1998 FACTS: This is a petition raised by Senator Blas Ople to invalidate the Administrative Order No. 308 or the Adoption of a National Computerized Identification Reference System issued by President Fidel V. Ramos.  The petitioner contends that the implementation of the said A.O. will violate the rights of the citizens of privacy as guaranteed by the Constitution.  Ople vs. Torres [Rights of Privacy] ISSUE: Whether or not A.O. No. 308 violates the right of privacy.  Ople vs. Torres [Rights of Privacy] Read:  Gaanan vs. Intermediate Appellate Court (IAC) HELD: Yes. The right to privacy as such is accorded recognition independently of its identification with liberty; in itself, it is fully deserving of constitutional protection. The right of privacy is guaranteed in several provisions of the Constitution: "Sections 3 (1), 1, 2, 6, 8 and 17 of the Bill of Rights Sec. 3. The priva...
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