The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday released its resolution allowing eight Commission on Elections (Comelec)-disqualified party-list groups to participate in the May 13, 2013 mid-term elections.
In a two-page resolution dated Nov. 13, the SC issued the status quo ante (SQA) order in favor of AKO Bicol (AKB), Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC), Aksyon Magsasaka-Partidoo Tinig ng Masa (AKMA-PTM), Kapatiran ng mga Nakulong na Walang Sala, Inc. (KAKUSA), 1st Consumers Alliance for Rural Energy Inc. (1-CARE), Association for Righteousness Advocacy on Leadership (ARAL), Alliance for Rural Concerns (ARC) and Alliance for Rural and Agrarian Reconstruction, Inc.(ARARO).
The Comelec had earlier disqualified them from taking part in next year’s polls supposedly because they do not represent marginalized sectors.
An SQA order is issued to preserve the last actual peaceable and uncontested status before the litigation or filing of a petition, which means it is as if there is no resolution disqualifying them.
"The Court resolved to require the parties to observe the status quo prevailing before the issuance of the assailed Comelec resolutions," the SC said.
The SC gave the Comelec a "non-extendible" period of 10 days within which to submit its comment. - PNA
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