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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Supr eme Cour t

Manila City, Metro Manila

Franklin Chabby, represented by Muhammedan Obinay

Petitioner

-veru-

THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPIE!,

Repon!ent"

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MEMOR"#UM

RESPON$ENT, t%ru t%e un!eri&ne! 'ounel mot repe't(ully u)mit t%iMEMOR*N$UM in 'omplian'e +it% t%e Or!er o( t%i Honora)le Court, reuirin& t%e partie to

(ile t%eir repe'tive Memoran!um )e(ore noon o( une ., ./01,"

PREF"TOR$ !T"TEMET

The Constitution was about limitation of power.

Roy Moore

T%e Contitution i t%e upreme la+ o( t%e lan! t%ere(ore any la+ 'ontrary to itproviion i null an! voi!"

!T"TEMET OF THE C"!E

T%i 'ae pertain to t%e petitioner2 petition aailin& t%e 'ontitutionality o( Sam)ana

Or&ani' La+ 3SOL4 (or )ein& violative to t%e 'ontitution"

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P"RTIE!

0" Petitioner i a la+yer, rei!ent o( Pala+an an! a re&itere! Ta#payer"

." Repon!ent i t%e 5overnment o( t%e Repu)li' o( t%e P%ilippine"

!T"TEMET OF F"CT!

T%e P%ilippine Con&re pae! t%e Sam)ana Or&ani' La+ 3SOL4 'reatin& t%e

Sam)ana politi'al entity, +it% it o+n territory 'overin& t%e ilan! o( Ce)u, Biliran, Pala+an,

an! Min!anao"

Sam)ana %a a parliamentary (orm o( &overnment, +it% t%e Sam)ana Parliament

e#er'iin& le&ilative po+er t%at i 'on'urrently or e#'luively !ele&ate! )y t%e P%ilippine

Con&re" T%e Parliament e#er'ie it e#e'utive po+er t%rou&% t%e C%ie( Miniter" T%ere +ill )ea Pinuno t%at erve a a 'eremonial an! titular %ea!" Spe'ial 'ourt +it% 6uri!i'tion over

peronal, (amily, property, an! 'riminal 6uri!i'tion are alo 'reate!"

T%e Sam)ana Parliament i vete! +it% t%e po+er to, amon& ot%er, 'reate, !ivi!e,

mer&e, a)oli% or u)tantially alter )oun!arie o( provin'e, 'itie, muni'ipalitie or )aran&ay

+it%in t%e Sam)ana territory in a''or!an'e +it% a la+ ena'te! )y t%e ai! Parliament, an!u)6e't to t%e ple)i'ite reuirement"

T%e Sam)ana Commiion on Ele'tion, Civil Servi'e, an! *u!it +ill li7e+ie 'arry

out t%e (un'tion o( t%eir 'ounterpart 'ontitutional 'ommiion +it%in t%e Sam)ana6uri!i'tion

!T"TEMET OF THE I!!UE!

I% PROCE#UR"L I!!UE&

0" 8%et%er or not petitioner %a a lo'u tan!i to ue"

II% !UB!T"TI'E I!!UE!&

." 8%et%er or not Sam)ana Or&ani' La+ i in'onitent +it% t%e proviion o( t%e 09:;

Contitution"

"R(UMET! "# #I!CU!!IO!

The Petitioner as a registered tax Payer

Has the right and standing to sue

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In t%e 'ae o( Southern Hemisphere Engagement Network Inc. . !nti"Terrorism Council#

t%e Supreme Court !e(ine! t%e meanin& o( t%e Lo'u Stan!i or t%e tan!in& o( a party to ue, to

+it

In!i&enou people %ave t%e ri&%t to sel5determinati*n" By virtue o( t%at ri&%t t%ey

(reely !etermine t%eir politi'al tatu an! (reely purue t%eir e'onomi', o'ial an! 'ultural!evelopment"

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In!i&enou people, in e#er'iin& t%eir ri&%t to el(-!etermination, %ave the ri.htt* aut*n*my *r sel5.*-ernment in matters relatin. t* their internal and l*)al

aairs, a +ell a +ay an! mean (or (inan'in& t%eir autonomou (un'tion"

"rti)le 2

In!i&enou people %ave t%e ri&%t to maintain an! tren&t%en t%eir !itin't politi'al, le&al,

e'onomi', o'ial an! 'ultural intitution, +%ile retainin& t%eir ri&%t to parti'ipate (ully, i(

t%ey o '%ooe, in t%e politi'al, e'onomi', o'ial an! 'ultural li(e o( t%e State"

Sel(-&overnment, a ue! in international le&al !i'oure pertainin& to in!i&enou people, %a)een un!ertoo! a euivalent to Dinternal el(-!etermination"D T%e e#tent o( el(-!etermination

provi!e! (or in t%e UN $RIP i more parti'ularly !e(ine! in it u)euent arti'le, ome o(

+%i'% are uote! %ereun!er+

0" In!i&enou people %ave t%e ri&%t to !etermine an! !evelop prioritie an! trate&ie (ort%e !evelopment or ue o( t%eir lan! or territorie an! ot%er reour'e"

." State %all 'onult an! 'ooperate in &oo! (ait% +it% t%e in!i&enou people 'on'erne!

t%rou&% t%eir o+n repreentative intitution in or!er to o)tain t%eir (ree an! in(orme!'onent prior to t%e approval o( any pro6e't a((e'tin& t%eir lan! or territorie an! ot%er

reour'e, parti'ularly in 'onne'tion +it% t%e !evelopment, utili@ation or e#ploitation o(

mineral, +ater or ot%er reour'e"

?" State %all provi!e e((e'tive me'%anim (or 6ut an! (air re!re (or any u'%a'tivitie, an! appropriate meaure %all )e ta7en to miti&ate a!vere environmental,

e'onomi', o'ial, 'ultural or piritual impa't"

"rti)le >

0" In!i&enou people %ave t%e ri&%t to t%e re'o&nition, o)ervan'e an! en(or'ement o(treatie, a&reement an! ot%er 'ontru'tive arran&ement 'on'lu!e! +it% State or t%eiru''eor an! to %ave State %onour an! repe't u'% treatie, a&reement an! ot%er

'ontru'tive arran&ement"

." Not%in& in t%i $e'laration may )e interprete! a !imini%in& or eliminatin& t%e ri&%to( in!i&enou people 'ontaine! in treatie, a&reement an! ot%er 'ontru'tive

arran&ement"

"rti)le >?

State in 'onultation an! 'ooperation +it% in!i&enou people, %all ta7e t%e appropriatemeaure, in'lu!in& le&ilative meaure, to a'%ieve t%e en! o( t%i $e'laration"

*umin& t%at t%e UN $RIP, li7e t%e Univeral $e'laration on Human Ri&%t, mut no+ )e

re&ar!e! a em)o!yin& 'utomary international la+ - a uetion +%i'% t%e Court nee! not

!e(initively reolve %ere - t%e o)li&ation enumerate! t%erein !o not tri'tly reuire t%e Repu)li'

to &rant t%e Sam)ana people, t%rou&% t%e intrumentality o( t%e BE, t%e parti'ular ri&%t an!

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po+er provi!e! (or in t%e Sam)ana Or&ani' La+" Even t%e more pe'i(i' proviion o( t%e UN

$RIP are &eneral in 'ope, allo+in& (or (le#i)ility in it appli'ation )y t%e !i((erent State"

T%ere i, (or intan'e, no reuirement in t%e UN $RIP t%at State no+ &uarantee in!i&enoupeople t%eir o+n poli'e an! internal e'urity (or'e" In!ee!, *rti'le : preuppoe t%at it i t%e

State +%i'% +ill provi!e prote'tion (or in!i&enou people a&aint a't li7e t%e (or'e!!ipoeion o( t%eir lan! - a (un'tion t%at i normally per(orme! )y poli'e o((i'er" I( t%e

prote'tion o( a ri&%t o eential to in!i&enou people i!entity i a'7no+le!&e! to )e t%ereponi)ility o( t%e State, t%en urely t%e prote'tion o( ri&%t le i&ni(i'ant to t%em a u'%

people +oul! alo )e t%e !uty o( State" Nor i t%ere in t%e UN $RIP an a'7no+le!&ement o(

t%e ri&%t o( in!i&enou people to t%e aerial !omain an! atmop%eri' pa'e" 8%at it up%ol!, in*rti'le . t%ereo(, i t%e ri&%t o( in!i&enou people to t%e lan!, territorie an! reour'e +%i'%

t%ey %ave tra!itionally o+ne!, o''upie! or ot%er+ie ue! or a'uire!"

Moreover, t%e UN $RIP, +%ile up%ol!in& t%e ri&%t o( in!i&enou people to autonomy, !oe not

o)li&ate State to &rant in!i&enou people t%e near-in!epen!ent tatu o( an ao'iate! tate" *ll

t%e ri&%t re'o&ni@e! in t%at !o'ument are uali(ie! in "rti)le 3; as *ll*/s&

0" *thin. in this #e)larati*n may beinterprete! a implyin& (or any State, people,

&roup or peron any ri&%t to en&a&e in any a'tivity or to per(orm any a't 'ontrary to t%e

C%arter o( t%e Unite! Nation or)*nstrued as auth*ri:in. *r en)*ura.in. any a)ti*n

/hi)h /*uld dismember *r impair, t*tally *r in part, the territ*rial inte.rity *r

p*liti)al unity * s*-erei.n and independent !tates%

Even i( t%e UN $RIP +ere 'oni!ere! a part o( t%e la+ o( t%e lan! puruant to *rti'le II,Se'tion . o( t%e Contitution, it +oul! not u((i'e to up%ol! t%e vali!ity o( t%e Sam)ana Or&ani'

La+ o a to ren!er it 'omplian'e +it% ot%er la+ unne'eary"

It is, there*re, )lear that the !ambansa Or.ani))*ntains numer*us pr*-isi*ns that )ann*tbe re)*n)iled /ith the C*nstituti*n and the la/s as presently /*rded " Repon!ent pro((er,%o+ever, t%at t%e i&nin& o( t%e Sam)ana Or&ani' alone +oul! not %ave entaile! any violation

o( la+ or &rave a)ue o( !i'retion on t%eir part, pre'iely )e'aue it tipulate t%at t%e

proviion t%ereo( in'onitent +it% t%e la+ %all not ta7e e((e't until t%ee la+ are amen!e!"

It i t%ere(ore very 'lear t%at Sam)ana Or&ani' La+ i violative to t%e Contitution"

8HEREFORE, premie 'oni!ere!, it i mot repe't(ully praye! unto t%i Honora)le

Court t%at t%e petition o( petitioner a&aint repon!ent )e 5R*NTE$ !ue to t%e reaon t%atSam)ana Or&ani' La+ i INCONSISTENT +it% t%e proviion o( 09:; Contitution"

RE!PECTFULL$ !UBMITTE#% Manila City, P%ilippine, . une ./01"

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