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Coalition of Association of Senior Citizen in the Philippines, Inc. (Senior Citizens Party-List), represented by Francisco G. Datol Vs. Commission on Elections/Coalition of Association of Senior Citizens in the Philippines., Inc. (Senior Citizen Party-List) etc. Vs. Commission on Elections

COALITION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE PHILIPPINES, INC. [SENIOR CITIZENS PARTY-LIST], represented herein by its Chairperson and First Nominee, FRANCISCO G. DATOL, Jr., Petitioner, -versus - COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondent. / COALITION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (SENIOR CITIZENS), represented by its President and Incumbent Representative in the House of Representatives, ATTY. GODOFREDO V. ARQUIZA, Petitioner, - versus - COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondent.

G. R. Nos. 206844-45/G. R. No. 206982 | 2013-07-22

EN BANC

D E C I S I O N

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.: 

The present petitions were filed by the two rival factions within the same party-list organization, the Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Phil., Inc. (SENIOR CITIZENS) that are now praying for essentially the same reliefs from this Court. 

One group is headed by Godofredo V. Arquiza (Rep. Arquiza), the organization’s incumbent representative in the House of Representatives. This group shall be hereinafter referred to as the Arquiza Group. The other group is led by Francisco G. Datol, Jr., the organization’s erstwhile third nominee. This group shall be hereinafter...