EN BANC

NOTICE

Sirs/Mesdames:

Please take notice that the Court en banc issued a Resolution dated APRIL 5, 2016, which reads as follows:

"G.R. No. 221697 (Mary Grace Natividad S. Poe-Llamanzares vs. Commission on Elections and Estrella C. Elamparo) and G.R. Nos. 221698-700 (Mary Grace Natividad S. Poe-Llamanzares vs. Commission on Elections, Francisco S. Tatad, Antonio P. Contreras and Amado D. Valdez).- Acting on the following motions for reconsideration (of the Decision dated March 8, 2016), the Court Resolved, by the same vote of 9-6, to DENY WITH FINALITY the said motions for reconsideration as the basic issues raised therein have been passed upon by this Court and no substantial arguments were presented to warrant the reversal of the questioned Decision:

(a) Urgent Plea for Reconsideration dated March 18, 2016 filed by private respondents Estrella C. Elamparo, Antonio P. Contreras, Amado D. Valdez and counsel for private respondent Francisco S. Tatad;

(b) Motion for Reconsideration (with Urgent Prayer to Apply Section 2, Rule 12 of the Internal Rules of the Supreme Court) dated March 22, 2016 filed by Commissioner Arthur D. Lim as counsel for the Commission on Elections; and

(c) Motion for Reconsideration dated March 29, 2016 filed by counsel for respondent Amado D. Valdez.

The Court further Resolved to

(a) NOTE the Urgent Manifestation and Submission dated March 21, 2016 filed by private respondents Estrella C. Elamparo, Francisco S. Tatad, Antonio P. Contreras and Amado D. Valdez, represented by Atty. Estrella C. Elamparo, stating, with apology, that page 34 of their Urgent Plea for Reconsideration was inadvertently not included; and resubmitting a full copy of the said Urgent Plea for Reconsideration; and

(b) DENY, for lack of merit, the Motion for Leave of Court and to Admit Request for Judicial Notice dated April 1, 2016 filed by counsel for private respondent Francisco S. Tatad.

No further pleadings or motions will be entertained.

Let entry of judgment be made in due course." Perlas-Bernabe, J., on official leave, but left her vote in this case and maintained her dissent. (adv85)

Very truly yours,

FELIPA B. ANAMA
Clerk of Court

(Please see attached:

- Concurring Opinion of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P. A. Sereno
- Dissenting Opinion of Senior Associate Justice Antonio T Carpio
- Separate Dissenting Opinion of Associate Justice Teresita J. Leonardo- De Castro
- Dissenting Opinion of Associate Justice Arturo D. Brion
- Separate Concurring Opinion of Associate Justice Diosdado M. Peralta
- Separate Concurring Opinion of Associate Justice Jose C. Mendoza
- Dissenting Opinion of Associate Justice Bienvenido L. Reyes
- Concurring Opinion of Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen

ATTY. GEORGE ERWIN M. GARCIA (x)
Counsel for Petitioner
G.E. Garcia Law Office
Ground Flr., LAIKO Building
Cabildo St., Intramuros, Manila

ATTYS. ALEXANDER J. POBLADOR,
DINO VIVENCIO A.A. TAMAYO,
JUSTIN CHRISTOPHER C. MENDOZA,
AND SANDRA MAE T. MAGALANG (x)
Counsel for Petitioner
Poblador Bautista & Reyes
5 th Fir., SEDDCO 1 Building
120 Rada corner Legaspi Streets
Legaspi Village, Makati City

ATTY. ESTRELLA C. ELAMPARO (x)
Private Respondent
3 t h Fir., Pacific Star Building
Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue corner
Makati Avenue, Makati City

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE (x)
JUDICIAL RECORDS OFFICE (x)
JUDGMENT DIVISI ON (x)
Supreme Court, Manila

THE SOLICITOR GENERAL (x)
134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village
Makati City

THE HON. CHAIRMAN (x)
Commission on Elections
Palacio del Gobernador
Intramuros, Manila

ATTY. MANUELITO R. LUNA (x)
Counsel for Private Respondent
Francisco Tatad
Room 412 FEMI! Building (Annex)
A. Soriano, Jr. Avenue, Intramuros, Manila

DR. ANTONIO P. CONTERARAS (x)
Private Respondent
Political Science Department
De la Salle University ·
Taft Avenue, Manila

ATTYS. AMADO D. VALDEZ, MELQUIADES
MARCUS N. VALDEZ II,
DONNA S. AGONCILLO, MARK ANDREW M.
SANTIAGO AND LORENZE ANGELO G.
DIONISIO (x)
Counsel for Private Respondent
Amado D. Valdez
6A Vernida-I, 120 Amorsolo St.,
Legaspi Village, Makati City

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