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Emilio M.R. Osmena, et al. Vs. Comelec

EMILIO M.R. OSMENA and PABLO P. GARCIA, petitioners, vs. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, respondent.

G.R. No. 132231 | 1998-03-31

EN BANC

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J:

This is a petition for prohibition, seeking a reexamination of the validity of §11(b) of R.A. No. 6646, the Electoral Reforms Law of 1987, which prohibits mass media from selling or giving free of charge print space or air time for campaign or other political purposes, except to the Commission on Elections. 1 Petitioners are candidates for public office in the forthcoming elections. Petitioner Emilio M. R. Osmeña is candidate for President of the Philippines, while petitioner Pablo P. Garcia is governor of Cebu Province, seeking reelection. They contend that events after the ruling in National Press Club...