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Agapay ng Indigenous People Rights Alliance (A-IPRA) Vs. Commission on Elections, et al.

AGAPAY NG INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS ALLIANCE (A-IPRA), Petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, MELVIN G. LOTA, MAC-MAC BERNALES, MARY ANNE P. SANTOS, JEAN ANNABELL S. GAROTA, JOSEPH T. EVANGELISTA, ET AL. Respondents.

G.R. No. 204591 | 2013-04-16

EN BANC 

RESOLUTION 

REYES,J:

This is a petition for certiorari1 filed under Rule 64, in relation to Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, seeking to annul and set aside the Resolution2 dated November 7, 2012 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in SPP Case No. 12-292 (PLM). 

Factual Antecedents 

Petitioner Agapay ng Indigenous Peoples Rights Alliance (A-IPRA) is a sectoral political party whose primordial objectives are the recognition, protection and promotion of the rights of the indigenous people.3 It was allowed registration and accreditation by the COMELEC Second Division in its Resolution4 dated January 13, 2010 in SPP...