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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

SUPREME COURT

MANILA

AUGUSTO GUS LAGMAN, NELSON CELIS, DR. PABLO R. MANALASTAS, JR., BISHOPBRODERICK PABILLO, D.D., SR. MARY JOHN, MANANZAN, O.S.B., FR. JOSE DIZON,ENGR. RODOLFO LOZADA, JR., MA. CORAZON AKOL, EVITA JIMENEZ, ANGEL S.AVERIA, JR., MELCHOR MAGDAMO, GREG FABROS, ANALEAH ESCRESA-COLINA, H.HARRY L. ROQUE, JR.

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COMELEC CHAIRPERSON SI0TO SERRANO BRILLANTES1 COMELEC COMMISSIONERLUCENITO NOLASCO TAGLE1 COMELEC COMMISSIONER ELIAS R. YUSOPH1 COMELECCOMMISSIONER CHRISTIAN ROBERT S. LIM1 COMELEC COMMISSIONER LUIE TITO F.GUIA1 COMELEC COMMISIONER MA. GRACIA CIELO M. PADACA1 COMELECCOMMISSIONER AL A. PARRE2O1 COMELEC FINANCE DIRECTOR EDUARDO DULAY

MEJOS, E0ECUTIVE SECRETARY PAQUITO OCHOA JR., *#3 DEPUTY PRESIDENTIALSPOKESPERSON ABIGAIL VALTE,

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PETITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE RIT OF HABEAS DATA

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PREFATORY STATEMENT


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!. &!!!. AGGRIEVED PARTY MELCHOR MAGDAMO, !% " 6e5*6 *5e, F!6!4!#", *6*87e$, "$:e$ 6e5*6 +"#%'6*# " e COMELEC *#3 * :e:/e$ " AES *+1

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!!!. AGGRIEVED PARTY ANALEAH ESCRESA-COLINA, !% F!6!4!#", " 6e5*6 *5e,Ee+'!&e D!$e+"$ " e E+':e#!+*6 I#%!'e "$ L*/"$ E3'+*!"# *#3 Re%e*$+>EILER?, *#3 * :e:/e$ " AES *+1

!&. AGGRIEVED PARTY H. HARRY L. ROQUE JR., !% " 6e5*6 *5e, F!6!4!#", * 4$"e%%"$" !#e$#*!"#*6 6*8 *#3 +"#%!'!"#*6 6*8 * e U#!&e$%!7 " e P!6!44!#e%C"66e5e " L*8, +"#&e#"$ " e C"#+e$#e3 C!!@e#% M"&e:e# *#3 " AES *+1

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!&. RESPONDENT CHRISTIAN ROBERT S. LIM !% *# !#+':/e# COMELECCOMISSIONER1

&. RESPONDENT LUIE TITO F. GUIA !% *# !#+':/e# COMELEC COMMISSIONER1

&!. RESPONDENT MA. GRACIA CIELO PADACA !% *# !#+':/e# COMELECCOMMISSIONER1

&!!. RESPONDENT AL PARRE2O !% *# !#+':/e# COMELEC COMMISSIONER1

&!!!. RESPONDENT DIRECTOR EDUARDO DULAY MEJOS, !% e !#+':/e# F!#*#+eD!$e+"$ " e COMELEC.

B. RESPONDENT PAQUITO OCHOA JR, !% *# !#+':/e# E0ECUTIVE SECRETARY,$e4$e%e#!#5 e O+e " e P$e%!3e#, 8! *33$e%% * M*6*+*#*#5 P*6*+e,

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C. RESPONDENT ABIGAIL VALTE, !% *# !#+':/e# DEPUTY PRESIDENTIALSPOKESPERSON, 8! *33$e%% * J"%e P L*'$e6 S$., S*# M!5'e6, M*#!6*, 8e$ee :*7 /e %e$&e3 8! 4$"+e%%e% " !% C"'$.

STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS

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? Te *!: " e!$ S'4$e:e C"'$ 4e!!"# 8*% " e#"!# e %!5#!#5 *#3"$ e!:46e:e#*!"# " e +"#$*+ "$ e 9$% e&e$ #*!"#8!3e *'":*!"# " *P!6!44!#e e6e+!"#. T!% *'":*e3 e6e+!"# 8*% " /e +"#3'+e3 3'$!#5 e M*7 #*!"#*6 *#3 6"+*6 e6e+!"#%. R"'e, e *6. *$5'e3 * e *'":*!"# +"#$*+&!"6*e3 P!6!44!#e 6*8%, *#3 '$!%4$'3e#+e.

? O# Se4e:/e$ , e S'4$e:e C"'$ 4$":'65*e3 !% De+!%!"# !#R"'e, J$. e *6. &%. COMELEC, e *6., 3"+;ee3 *% G.R. N". , 3e#7!#5 e4e!!"# " C":46*!#*#% R"'e e *6.

? O# Se4e:/e$ , C":46*!#*#% R"'e e *6. 96e3 * M"!"# "$Re+"#%!3e$*!"# " e Se4e:/e$ De+!%!"# " e S'4$e:e C"'$ !# G.R.N". .

? O# O+"/e$ , Ce#PEG 96e3 /e"$e e P!6!44!#e S'4$e:e C"'$ *4e!!"# "$ M*#3*:'% *5*!#% COMELEC, %ee;!#5 " +":4e6 COMELEC "!::e3!*e67 :*;e !% %"'$+e +"3e% *&*!6*/6e " Ce#PEG *#3 "e$ !#e$e%e34*$!e%. Ce#PEG


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? O# A4$!6 , *#"e$ 4e$%"#*6!7 *%%"+!*e3 8! AES *+,Te"9%"G'!#5"#*, J$., "$:e$ V!+e-P$e%!3e# " e P!6!44!#e% *#3 !% P$e%!3e#E:e$!'%, 96e3 /e"$e e P!6!44!#e S'4$e:e C"'$, AES *+* Pe!!"# "$M*#3*:'% *5*!#% COMELEC. He 8*% "!#e3 !# !% %'! /7 9&e "e$ 4e$%"#*6!!e%,%":e " 8": *$e *6%" AES *+ :e:/e$%

? Te %*!3 4e!!"# 8*% e#!6e3 G'!#5"#*, J$., e *6. &. COMELEC, *#33"+;ee3 *% G.R. N". . A'"$ G'!#5"#* *%;e3 e P!6!44!#e S'4$e:e C"'$" +":4e6 COMELEC " e46*!# '667 e +":46ee 3e*!6% " !% 4$e4*$*!"#% "$ e M*7 *'":*e3 P!6!44!#e e6e+!"#%. G'!#5"#*


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T!% Re%"6'!"# !% !::e3!*e67 ee+'"$7.

SO ORDERED.

? F'$e$, e P!6!44!#e S'4$e:e C"'$ !# G'!#5"#*, J$. &. COMELEC, #"e3* '% 3*7% /e"$e e M*7 *'":*e3 P!6!44!#e e6e+!"#%, COMELEC%!66 *!6e3 " 3!%+6"%e e %"'$+e +"3e "$ e PCOS " !#e$e%e3 4*$!e% *%:*#3*e3 /7 Se+!"# , " R.A. . A% #"e3 /7 e S'4$e:e C"'$)

Pe!!"#e$% !# R"'e &. COMELEC !# *+ 4$e%%e3 COMELEC "$ * %"'$+e +"3e$e&!e8. T" !% 3*7, "8e&e$, COMELEC *% 7e " 3!%+6"%e e %"'$+e +"3e *%

:*#3*e3 /7 6*8. I# *#7 +*%e, +"#%!3e$!#5 e 6*+; " :*e$!*6 !:e, e C"'$ !#e ee$+!%e " !% e'!7 '$!%3!+!"# :*7 e&e# 3!%4e#%e 8! e $e'!$e:e# "4$"" " * 4$!"$ 3e:*#3 !# !% +*%e. >E:4*%!% *#3 '#3e$%+"$!#5 %'446!e3?

? T"", !# G'!#5"#*, J$. &. COMELEC, e S'4$e:e C"'$ ""; '3!+!*6 #"!+e "*# *6*$:!#5 e&e# %4e+!9+*667 e $e+*66 " , +":4*+ *% +*$3%, " 8!)

Te C"'$ '$e$ *;e% '3!+!*6 #"!+e " e *+, *% 8!3e67 $e4"$e3 !# 4$!# *#3

/$"*3+*% :e3!*, * 8! '% %! 3*7% " 5" /e"$e e M*7 e6e+!"#%,COMELEC $e+*66e3 , +":4*+ *% +*$3% "66"8!#5 8!3e%4$e*3 *!6'$e " ePCOS :*+!#e% " $e*3 *#3 *667 e &"e% 3'$!#5 e :*+!#e e% +"#3'+e3 /7COMELEC *#3 S:*$:*!+. COMELEC %4";e%:*# J*:e% J!:e#e@ 8*% '"e3 *%%*7!#5, R!5 #"8 8e *$e *%%':!#5 * *66 " e :*+!#e% 8e$e *e+e3. e*&e %"44e3 e e%!#5 *#3 *$e 4'66!#5 "' *66 :e:"$7 +*$3% "$ $e+"#95'$*!"#.

? O# M*7 , * N*!"#*6 *#3 L"+*6 E6e+!"#% 8e$e +"#3'+e3 '%!#5 PCOS:*+!#e% "$ e &e$7 9$% !:e, *#3 8!"' e /e#e9 " *# "#e%-"-5""3#e%%

S"'$+e C"3e $e&!e8.*% $e'!$e3 /7 6*8.

? S"$67 *e$ e e6e+!"#%, *# AES *+ *%%e%%:e# " !% +"#3'+ "'#3* e *'":*e3 e6e+!"# %7%e: %e6e+e3 *#3 !:46e:e#e3 /7 COMELEC *#3'%e3 !# e N*!"#*6 *#3 L"+*6 E6e+!"#% *6*$:!#567 3!3 #" +":467 8! e$e'!$e:e#% "$ /*66" %e+'$!7 :*#3*e3 '#3e$ RA.


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? Te %'37, *:"#5 "e$ !#5%, e%*/6!%e3 * e COMELEC *#3SMARTMATIC-TIM $e:"&e3 :*#7 %*e5'*$3% *5*!#% e6e+"$*6 $*'3 !# e PCOS,!#+6'3!#5 &"e$ &e$!9*/!6!7, %e+'$e 3!5!*6 %!5#*'$e%, '6$*&!"6e %+*##e$%, %*e66!e

$*#%:!%%!"# *+!6!!e%, %"'$+e +"3e $e&!e8, /*66" $e*3!#5 *++'$*+7.

? AES *+4'/6!%e3 !% ee#%!&e *%%e%%:e# " e M*7 e6e+!"#%,8!+ ! e# 3!%%e:!#*e3 " e 4'/6!+, !#+6'3!#5 " :e:/e$% " e C"::!ee "#S'$*5e *#3 E6e+"$*6 Re"$:%, H"'%e " Re4$e%e#*!&e% *#3 e J"!#C"#5$e%%!"#*6 O&e$%!5 C"::!ee >JCOC? *%;e3 " *%%e%% e *'":*e3 e6e+!"#%7%e:, *#3 e C"::!%%!"# "# E6e+!"#%, e O+e " e P$e%!3e# *#3 "e$%*e *#3 #"#-%*e e6e+!"# %*;e"63e$%.

? Te %'37 !% *6%" *&*!6*/6e "#6!#e $"'5 Ce#PEGSee e**+e3 +"47 " e +":4$ee#%!&e *%%e%%:e#, **+e3 *% ANNE0 B " ePe!!"#?

? AES *+ +"#!#'e3 " 4'$%'e !% "/e+!&e% *e$ e N*!"#*6 *#3L"+*6 E6e+!"#% *#3 +"::!e3 !%e6 " :"#!"$!#5 *#3 *%%e%%!#5 e 4$e4*$*!"#%"$ *#3 e +"#3'+ " e M!3e$: E6e+!"#% *% 8e66 *% :"#!"$!#5 e4e$"$:*#+e *#3 *%%e%%!#5 e *'":*e3 e6e+!"# %7%e:%.

M"$e"&e$, %!#+e J'#e , AES *+ *#3 Ce#PEG *3 /ee# +*66!#5 "# e JCOC "+"#&e#e " *%%e%% e M*7 *'":*e3 e6e+!"#% *% :*#3*e3, *#3 *6%" %*8! e Te+#!+*6 "$;!#5 G$"'4 " e Se#*e C"::!ee "# S'$*5e " *33$e%%e 4$"/6e:% " e *'":*e3 e6e+!"# %7%e:. AES *+ *3 *6%" %'/:!e3 "C"#5$e%% * 6!% " 4$"4"%e3 6e5!%6*!"#% *#3 *:e#3:e#% " e#*#+e RA *#3 !% !:46e:e#*!"#.

? F"66"8!#5 e *44"!#:e# " Re%4"#3e# B$!66*#e% " e COMELEC,AES*+ +"::'#!+*e3 !% +"#+e$#% */"' e *'":*e3 e6e+!"# %7%e:% '%e3!# e N*!"#*6 *#3 L"+*6 e6e+!"#% " COMELEC *#3 %'/:!e3 * +"47 " !%9#3!#5% " e C*!$:*#.


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? H"8e&e$ "# M*$+ , , '#3e$ e 6e*3e$%!4 " Re%4"#3e# B$!66*#e%ee$+!%e3 e O4!"# " P'$+*%e e PCOS :*+!#e% '%e3 !# e N*!"#*6*#3 L"+*6 E6e+!"#%.

? A% COMELEC 4$e4*$e3 "$ e M!3e$: E6e+!"#%, *#3 !% :e:/e$"$5*#!@*!"#% +"#!#'e3 " 4'$%'e e!$ "/e+!&e% *#3 *e#3e3 e*$!#5% +"#3'+e3* e H"'%e " Re4$e%e#*!&e% *#3 e Se#*e *#3 *!$e3 e!$ +"#+e$#%, 4"!#!#5"' e 3e9+!e#+!e% *#3 4$"/6e:% e#+"'#e$e3 8! e PCOS :*+!#e, !#4*$!+'6*$, *#3 e 8"6e *'":*e3 e6e+!"# %7%e:, !# 5e#e$*6.

? Re%4"#3e# B$!66*#e% *% #" *;e# ;!#367 " e +$!!'e AES *+ *#3*66!e3 5$"'4% *3 /ee# $*!%!#5 *5*!#% e PCOS *'":*e3 4"66 e+#"6"57.

? C"#%!3e$ e "66"8!#5)

>*? I# * e*$!#5 +"#3'+e3 * e Se#*e !# e*$67 Fe/$'*$7 !% 7e*$, Re%4"#3e#B$!66*#e% #e*$67 8*6;e3 "' *e$ %*!#5 * e 8*% !$e3 " 6!%e#!#5 " e !%%'e%$*!%e3 /7 AES *+ %!#+e e *% e*$3 e %*:e !%%'e% "&e$ * '#3$e3 !:e%.

>See ANNE0 C?

>/? Re%4"#3e# B$!66*#e%, 8!"' *!6, %"'5 " 3!%+$e3! !% +$!!+% /7 $e%"$!#5" #*:e-+*66!#51 %*7!#5 * e 'e%!"#% "# PCOS *$e #" 6"#5e$ e+#!+*6 /'4'$e67 6e5*6, +$!!+% 8" *$e #"#-6*87e$% *&e #" /'%!#e%% %4e*;!#5 "' *5*!#% ee+#"6"57, /e+*'%e e7 *$e !5#"$*# " e 6e5*6 !%%'e% !#&"6&e3. He %!#56e3 "'e$e!# A55$!e&e3 P*$!e% A;"6 *#3 J!:e#e@ !# e 4$"+e%%.

>See ANNE0 D?

>+? O# !% "8# 8!e$ *++"'#, Re%4"#3e# B$!66*#e% *% 6!;e8!%e **+;e3 AES*+, %*7!#5 e "$5*#!@*!"# 8*% "' " %"8 4'/6!+ :!%$'% %*/"*5e e'4+":!#5 e6e+!"#%.


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>See ANNE0 E?

>3? T!% 8*% *e$ AES *+ 'e%!"#e3 COMELECRA ? *#3 $e6*e3 6*8%, *#3 e COMELEC +*6e#3*$ " *+!&!!e%. Te7 8e$e*6%" 5$"'#3e3 "# e%*/6!%e3 %*#3*$3% *#3 /e% 4$*+!+e% "$ %7%e:!:46e:e#*!"#.

? Te %e+"#3 STAR C*$3 6!%e3 !e:% " +"#+e$#% *++"$3!#5 " e "66"8!#5

;e7 $e'!$e:e#%)

? S7%e: %e-'4 >8!66 e AES /e $e*37 "$ '66 !:46e:e#*!"#?1

? I#e$#*6 %e+'$!7 >8!66 e AES *&e e #e+e%%*$7 %*e5'*$3% " 4$e&e# $*'3?1


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? Pe$%"##e6 $*!#!#5 *#3 &"e$%< e3'+*!"# >8!66 e e*+e$% *#3 e &"e$% ;#"8e*+67 8* " 3" "# e6e+!"# 3*7?1 *#3

? C"#!#5e#+7 46*##!#5 >8!66 COMELEC *#3 "e$ !#&"6&e3 4e$%"##e6 ;#"8 8* "3" 8e# !#5% 5" 8$"#5?

? Te !e:% " +"#+e$#% 8e$e $*e3 *%) PASS > 4"!#%?, QUALIFIED PASS >?,ARNING >?1 DANGER >?1 *#3 FAIL >?.

? A% /e"$e, AES *+ +"#&e#e3 * +"::!ee " +"#3'+ e *%%e%%:e# *#3+":e '4 8! e *44$"4$!*e $*!#5%. Te +"::!ee 8*% +":4"%e3 " IT4$*+!!"#e$% >e4e$% *#3 %4e+!*6!%% !# 4$"5$*::!#5 *#3 %e+'$!7? +":!#5 $": e:'6!-3!%+!46!#*$7 9e63% " IT, :*e:*!+%, /'%!#e%% :*#*5e:e#, 4'/6!+

*3:!#!%$*!"#, *#3 %"+!*6 %+!e#+e%.

? B*%e3 "# e 4*$*:ee$% %e !# e STAR CARD, AES *+ 5*&e eCOMELEC * *!6!#5 $*e " "#67 . 4e$+e#

>See ANNE0 G, e Ee+'!&e S'::*$7 " e STAR CARD Re4"$ ?.

? A5*!#, !% 3!3 #" %! 8e66 8! Re%4"#3e# B$!66*#e%, 8" $e4e*e367 !%+6*!: * +$!!+% " e SMARTMATIC-TIM-4e336e3 PCOS :*+!#e% *$e e6e+!"#%*/"e'$%1 e *6%" $e*e#e3 " %'e e !#3!&!3'*6% /e!#3 e "$5*#!@*!"#% *:*;e '4 AES *+.

? O# M*7 , AES *+ !%%'e3 !% !#!!*6 *%%e%%:e# " e :!3-e$: e6e+!"#% /*%e3 "# !% #*!"#8!3e :"#!"$!#5 *#3 4"66 8*+ $": M*7 = .

? A++"$3!#5 " e AES *+ *%%e%%:e#, ! 8*% COMELEC !# +"::!!#5'#4*$3"#*/6e /6'#3e$ !# * %+*6e /!55e$ *#


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>See ANNE0 G-?

? I#3ee3, $": e 4"!# " &!e8 " e AES *+ *%%e%%:e#, e /!55e%+*%'*67 !# e %'//"$# *#3 !#e46!+*/6e !#%!%e#+e /7 Re%4"#3e#% = !:4e*+*/6e

COMELEC C"::!%%!"#e$% *#3 #"#-!:4e*+*/6e COMELEC "+e$% = " '%e e!567-4$"/6e:*!+ PCOS e+#"6"57 !# e M*7 , :!3-e$: e6e+!"#% !% e%*#+!7 *#3 !#e5$!7 " e /*66".

? O# "$ *$"'#3 M*7 , * "$:e$ COMELEC C"::!%%!"#e$, *# IT4$*+!!"#e$, e$e!# AGGRIEVED PARTY G'% L*5:*#, /*$e3 * 3'$!#5 !% !:e *e C"::!%%!"#, e *3 $e'$#e3 " e COMELEC e P.-:!66!"# '#3Re%4"#3e# B$!66*#e% 5*&e !: * e8 :"#% /e"$e, 4'$4"$e367 "$ !#e66!5e#+e4'$4"%e%.

>See ANNE0 H?

? Re%4"#3e# B$!66*#e% #" "#67 *3:!e3 " e e!%e#+e " e !#e66!5e#+e'#31 e e&e# +"#9$:e3 * e $e+e!&e3 e P-:!66!"# '#3 $": e O+e " eP$e%!3e# *#3 '%!9e3 ! /7 %*7!#5 e '#3 8*% #ee3e3 " :"#!"$ e *+!&!!e% "*66e5e3 e6e+!"#% %*/"e'$%.

>See ANNE0ES I *#3 J?

? He *3:!e3 !:%e6 $e+e!&!#5 P :!66!"# !# Fe/$'*$7 !% 7e*$, *#33!%$!/'e3 *6 " ! " +"::!%%!"#e$%) P :!66!"# " !% "+e, P :!66!"# " e*+ "e "'$ %e#!"$ +"::!%%!"#e$%, *#3 P :!66!"# e*+ " e #e8 +"::!%%!"#e$%.

? Re%4"#3e# B$!66*#e% /$"*367 !#e3 * 5$"'4% 6!;e AES *+ *$e '#3e$%'$&e!66*#+e, %*7!#5) B*;! %!6* :***;" ;'#5 8*6* %!6*#5 5!#*8*#5 :*%*:*

T*6*5* #*:*#5 5!#*5*:! *#5 !#e6 '#3 %* :5* #*5%*%*/"*e #5 e6e+!"# "$ "#67" "%e "' " %*/"*5e e 4"66%. K*4*5 #***;" %!6*, !/!5 %*/!!# :e$"# %!6*%!5'$"#5 5!#*5*8*#5 :*%*:*.


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? I# *#"e$ #e8% !e:, Re%4"#3e# B$!66*#e% 8*% '"e3 !# e 4$e%% *%$e*e#!#5 !% +$!!+% 8! e%e 8"$3%)Te7 :*3e "'$ 6!e 3!+'6. N"8, e7%"'63 8*+ "' "8 I 5e 4*7/*+;.

>See ANNE0 K?

? N" " /e "'3"#e, e O+e " e P$e%!3e#, $"'5 Re%4"#3e#, De4'7P$e%!3e#!*6 S4";e%4e$%"# A/!5*!6 V*6e, +"#9$:e3 8* Re%4"#3e# B$!66*#e% %*!3,$e:*$;!#5 '%) Te '%!9+*!"# !% %'44"%e3 " /e '!6!@e3 "$ !#e66!5e#+e, +"'#e$!#e66!5e#+e *+!&!!e% *#3 5*e$!#5 " !#"$:*!"# $e6*!&e " e *+!&!!e% "+e$*!# 5$"'4%, !#3!&!3'*6% *#3 e+#"6"57 e4e$% %'%4e+e3 " +"#3'+!#5 "&e$*#3 +"&e$ "4e$*!"#% " %*/"*5e e $e%'6% " e e6e+!"#%

>See ANNE0 L?

? A66 e $e*% '#6e*%e3 /7 Re%4"#3e#% B$!66*#e% *#3 V*6e *5*!#% ! !% *%'$4$!%e " AES *+.

? Te $e+"$3% /e*$ e *+ * AES *+ *% /ee# $*#%4*$e# !# !%

e#5*5e:e#% 8! COMELEC *#3 "e$ +"#+e$#e3 5"&e$#:e# !#%$':e#*6!!e% =4'/6!+!@!#5 *#3 +!$+'6*!#5 !% %'3!e%, +$!!'e% *#3 "/%e$&*!"#% " e6e+"$*64$"+e%%e% "$ * $e*%"#e3 e+*#5e " &!e8% *#3 "4!#!"#%.

? I#3ee3 AES *+ 8*% #" "#67 *# !%%'e "$ 4$"/6e:-!3e#!9e$ /' *6%" *%"6'!"#%-%ee;e$ *#3 4"6!+7 4$"4"#e#, 8! * 4'/6!+67-+!$+'6*e3 6!% " 4$"4"%e36e5!%6*!&e :e*%'$e% "$ e6e+"$*6 $e"$:%.

? I# e#5*5!#5 8! COMELEC, ! *% 5"#e $"'5 e !#%!'!"#*6 4$"+e3'$e%" "+!*6 6ee$%, +"::'#!+*!"#% >3'67 $e+e!&e3 /7 C":e6e+? *#33!*6"5'e%1 8e$e! /e+*:e #e+e%%*$7, AES *+ ""; e 6e5*6 *+ *#3 96e3 &*$!"'% %'!% !# +"'$,

? A #" 4"!# *% AES *+ $e%"$e3 " 4e$%"#*6 **+;% *5*!#% COMELEC"+!*6% "$ e#5*5e3 e: !# '#4$!#+!46e3 3e/*e%.


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? B' COMELEC *&"!3e3 $e%4"#3!#5 " AES *+See ANNE0 M, * 4'/6!+ %*e:e# 3*e3 Fe/$'*$7 , !%%'e3 /7 AES *+ "#COMELEC


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e6e+!"# %*/"e'$%, !#+6'3!#5 e A55$!e&e3 P*$!e% *#3 "e$ :e:/e$% " AES*+ *#3 e!$ *66!e3 "$5*#!@*!"#%.

? RESPONDENT MEJOS !% /e!#5 !:46e*3e3 !# !% %'! /e+*'%e *% FINANCE

DIRECTOR " e COMELEC, e 8"'63 /e !# e 4"%!!"# " ;#"8 8" e $e+!4!e#%*$e " e !#e66!5e#+e '#3% *#3 "8 e%e '#3% 8e$e 3!%/'$%e3*$e /e!#53!%/'$%e3 *#3 "$ 8*e&e$ 4'$4"%e.

? RESPONDENT E0ECUTIVE SECRETARY OCHOA !% /e!#5 !:46e*3e3 *% *$e4$e%e#*!&e " e O+e " e P$e%!3e#, 8!+ !% e %"'$+e " e P :!66!"#!#e66!5e#+e '#3 4$"&!3e3 " e COMELEC " %47 "# "$ "e$8!%e 46*+e '#3e$%'$&e!66*#+e, *#3 5*e$ !#"$:*!"# $":, +$!!+% " e PCOS *'":*e3 e6e+!"#%e+#"6"57 %'!e.

GROUNDS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE RIT OF HABEAS DATA

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