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12. AMORES v. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL (2010)

MILAGROS E. AMORES, petitioner, vs.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL an EMMANUEL !OEL !. VILLANUEVA, responents.G.R. No. "#$%&&, !'ne ($, (&"&.

FACTS:

Mi)a*ros E. A+ores )e a petition -or 'o /arranto 0e-ore t1e Ho'se o- Representatives E)e2tora) Tri0'na) 3HRET4see5in* t1e o'ster o- E++an'e) !oe) !. Vi))an'eva a))e*in*, a+on* ot1ers, t1at Vi))an'eva 6as is7'a)ie to 0e ano+inee o- t1e 8o't1 se2tor o- t1e part89)ist or*ani:ation Citi:ens; Batt)e A*ainst Corr'ption 3CIBAC4 as 1e 6as a)rea8" 6as ena2te on)8 in Mar21, "$$. T1ere is t1's no reason to app)8 Se2tion $t1ereo- on)8 to 8o't1 se2tor no+inees no+inate 'rin* t1e rst t1ree 2on*ressiona) ter+s a-ter t1e rati2ation o- t1eConstit'tion in "$#=. Uner t1is interpretation, t1e )ast e)e2tions 61ere Se2tion $ app)ie 6ere 1e) in Ma8, "$$ ort6o +ont1s a-ter t1e )a6 6as ena2te. T1is is 2ertain)8 not so'n )e*is)ative intent, an 2o') not 1ave 0een t1e

o0e2tive o- RA No. =$>".

T1ere is )i5e6ise no r18+e or reason in p'0)i2 responent;s ratio2ination t1at a-ter t1e t1ir 2on*ressiona) ter+ -ro+t1e rati2ation o- t1e Constit'tion, 61i21 epire in "$$#, Se2tion $ o- RA No. =$>" 6o') app)8 on)8 to se2tora) partiesre*istere e2)'sive)8 as representin* t1e 8o't1 se2tor. T1is istin2tion is no61ere -o'n in t1e )a6. U0i )e nonistin*'it ne2 nos istin*'ire e0e+'s. /1en t1e )a6 oes not istin*'is1, 6e +'st not istin*'is1.

(. Se2tion " o- RA No. =$>" app)ies.

Respe2tin* Se2tion " o- RA No. =$>", t1e Co'rt -ai)s to n even an iota o- tet'a) s'pport -or p'0)i2 responent;sratio2ination t1at t1e provision i not app)8 to private responent;s s1i-t o- a?)iation -ro+ CIBAC;s 8o't1 se2tor to itsoverseas Fi)ipino 6or5ers an t1eir -a+i)ies se2tor as t1ere 6as no res')tant 21an*e in part89)ist a?)iation. Se2tion "reasD

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Se2tion ". Change o Aliation; Eect. An8 e)e2te part89)ist representative 61o 21an*es 1is po)iti2a) part8 or se2toraa?)iation 'rin* 1is ter+ o- o?2e s1a)) -or-eit 1is seatD Provie, T1at i- 1e 21an*es 1is po)iti2a) part8 or se2tora) a?)iation6it1in si 3%4 +ont1s 0e-ore an e)e2tion, 1e s1a)) not 0e e)i*i0)e -or no+ination as part89)ist representative 'ner 1is ne6part8 or or*ani:ation. 3e+p1asis an 'ners2orin* s'pp)ie.4

/1at is 2)ear is t1at t1e 6orin* o- Se2tion " 2overs 21an*es in 0ot1 po)iti2a) part8 an se2tora) a?)iation. An t1e)atter +a8 o22'r 6it1in t1e sa+e part8 sin2e +')ti9se2tora) part89)ist or*ani:ations are 7'a)ie to parti2ipate in t1eP1i)ippine part89)ist s8ste+. Hen2e, a no+inee 61o 21an*es 1is se2tora) a?)iation 6it1in t1e sa+e part8 6i)) on)8 0ee)i*i0)e -or no+ination 'ner t1e ne6 se2tora) a?)iation i- t1e 21an*e 1as 0een e@e2te at )east si +ont1s 0e-ore t1ee)e2tions.

It is, t1ere-ore, 0e8on 2avi) t1at Se2tions $ an " o- RA No. =$>" app)8 to private responent. T1e Co'rt ns t1atprivate responent 6as not 7'a)ie to 0e a no+inee o- eit1er t1e 8o't1 se2tor or t1e overseas Fi)ipino 6or5ers ant1eir -a+i)ies se2tor in t1e Ma8, (&&= e)e2tions. T1e re2ors is2)ose t1at private responent 6as a)rea8 +ore t1an