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Arroyo vs. DOJ [DECISION]

JOSE MIGUEL T. ARROYO, Petitioner versus DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS; HON. LEILA DE LIMA, in her capacity as Secretary of the Department of Justice; HON. SIXTO BRILLANTES, .JR., in his capacity as Chairperson of the Commission on Elections; and the JOINT DO.J-COMELEC PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE and FACT-FINDING TEAM, Respondents. and BENJAMIN S. ABALOS, SR., Petitioner, versus HON. LEILA DE LIMA, in her capacity as Secretary of Justice; HON. SIXTO S. BRILLANTES, JR., in his capacity as COMELEC Chairperson; RENE V. SARMIENTO, LUCENJTO N. TAGLE, ARMANDO V. VELASCO, ELIAS R. YUSOPH, CHRISTIAN ROBERT S. LIM AND AUGUSTO C. LAGMAN, in their capacity as COMELEC COMMISSIONERS; CLARO A. ARELl.ANO, GEORGE C. DEE, JACINTO G. ANG, ROMEO B. FORTES AND MICHAEL D. VILLARET, in their capacity as CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE JOINT DO.J-COMELEC PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE ON THE 2004 AND 2007 ELECTION FRAUD Respondents. and GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYO, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, represented by Chairperson SIXTO S. Brillantes by Secretary Leila M. De Lima, JOINT DO.J - COMELEC, PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE, SENATOR AQUILINO M. PIMENTEL, III. and DO.J - COMELEC FACT FINDING TEAM, Respondents.

G.R. No. 199082/G.R. No. 199085/G.R. No. 199118 | 2012-09-18

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PERALTA, J.:
 
The Court is vested with the constitutional mandate to resolve justiciable controversies by applying the rule of law with due deference to the right to due process, irrespective of the standing in society of the parties involved. It is an assurance that in this jurisdiction, the wheels of justice turn unimpeded by public opinion or clamor, but only for the ultimate end of giving each and every member of society his just due without distinction.
 
Before the Court are three (3) consolidated petitions and supplemental petitions for Certiorari and Prohibition under Rule 65 of the...