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Philippine Press Institute vs Comelec 244 SCRA 272

PHILIPPINE PRESS INSTITUTE, INS., for and in behalf of 139 members, represented by its President Amado P. Macasaet and its Executive Director Ermin F. Garcia, Jr., petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, respondent.

G.R. No. 119694 | 1995-05-22

R E S O L U T I O N 
 
FELICIANO, J.:
 
The Philippine Press Institute, Inc. ("PPI") is before this Court assailing the constitutional validity of resolution No. 2772 issued by respondent Commission on Elections ("Comelec") and its corresponding Comelec directive dated 22 March 1995, through a Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition. Petitioner PPI is a non-stock, non-profit organization of news paper and magazine publishers. 
 
On 2 March 1995, Comelec promulgated Resolution No. 2772, which reads in part:
 
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Sec. 2. Comelec Space. - The Commission shall procure free print space of...