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Rappler vs. Bautista [RESOLUTION]

RAPPLER, INC., Petitioner, vs. ANDRES D. BAUSTISTA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 222702 | 2016-04-05

RESOLUTION
 
CARPIO,J.:
 
Petitioner Rappler, Inc. (petitioner) filed a petition for certiorari and prohibition against Andres D. Bautista (respondent), in his capacity as Chairman of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). The petition seeks to nullify Part VI (C), paragraph 19 and Part VI (D), paragraph 20 of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the 2016 presidential and vice-presidential debates, for being executed without or in excess of jurisdiction or with grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction and for violating the fundamental rights of petitioner protected under the Constitution. The MOA, signed...