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Coseteng vs. Mitra, Jr. 187 SCRA 377

ANNA DOMINIQUE M.L. COSETENG and KABABAIHAN PARA SA INANG BAYAN, petitioners, vs. HON. RAMON V. MITRA, JR., as speaker of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the Philippines; HON. FRANCISCO SUMULONG, as Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the Philippines; HON. JOVITO SALONGA, as Ex-Oficio Chairman of the Appointments; HON. ROQUE R. ABLAN, JR, HON. LORNA L. VERANO-YAP, HON. MIGUEL ROMERO, HON. ANTONIO V. CUENCO, HON. ROGACIANO M. MERCADO, HON. ALAWADIN T. BANDON, JR, HON. JOSE L. CABOCHAN, HON. CARLOS R. IMPERIAL, HON. MA. CLARA L. LOBREGAT, HONT. NATALIO M. BELTRAN, JR., HON. CARMELO J. LOCSIN & HON. LUIS C. SINGSON, as Members of the Commission on Appointments for the House of Representatives of the CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 86649 | 1990-07-12

D E C I S I O N

GRINO-AQUINO, J.:

The congressional elections of May 11, 1987 resulted in the election to the House of Representatives of the candidates of diverse political parties such as the PDP-Laban, Lakas ng Bansa (LB), Liberal Party (LP), NP-Unido, Kilusan ng Bagong Lipunan (KBL), Panaghiusa, Kababaihan Para sa Inang Bayan (KAIBA), and some independents. Petitioner Anna Dominique M.L. Coseteng was the only candidate elected under the banner of KAIBA.'

On August 26, 1987, the House of Representatives, upon nomination by the Majority Floor Leader, Cong. Francisco Sumulong, elected from the Coalesced Majority, eleven (11) out of twelve...