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Please take notice that the Court en bane issued a Resolution dated MARCH 19, 2013, which reads as follows:

"G.R. No. 204819 (James M. Imbong and Lovely-Ann C. Imbong, for themselves and in behalf of their minor children, Lucia Carlos Imbong and Bernadette Carlos Imbong and Magnificat Child Development Center, Inc. vs. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary, et al.); G.R. No. 204934 (Alliance for the Family Foundation Philippines, Inc. [ALFI], represented by its President Maria Concepcion S. Noche, et al. vs. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Executive Secretary, et al.); G.R. No. 204957 (Task Force for Family and Life Visayas, Inc. and Valeriano S. Avila vs. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary, et al.); G.R. No. 204988 (Serve Life Cagayan de Oro City Inc., represented by Dr. Nestor B. Lumicao, M.D., as President and in his personal capacity, et al. vs. Office of the President, et al.); G.R. No. 205003 (Expedito A. Bugarin, Jr. vs. Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines, et al.); G.R. No. 205043 (Eduardo B. Olaguer and Catholic Xybrspace Apostolate of the Philippines vs. DOH Secretary Enrique T. Ona, et al.); G.R. No. 205138 (Philippine Alliance of XSeminarians, Inc., et al. vs. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary, et al.); G.R. No. 205478 (Reynaldo J. Echavez, M.D., et al. vs. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary, et al.); G.R. No. 205491 (Sps. Francisco S. Tat~d and Maria Fenny C. Tatad, et al. vs. Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines); and G.R. No. 205720 (Pro-Life Philippines Foundation Inc., et al. vs. Office of the President, et al.).- Acting on the Manifestation and Motion dated March 8, 2013 filed by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) in G.R. Nos. 205478 and 205491, as well as OSG's Motion for Further Extension of Time to File Consolidated Comment dated March 4, 2013, the Court Resolved to

(a) CONSOLIDATE G.R. Nos. 205478, 205491 and 205720 with G.R. Nos. 204819, 204934, 204957, 204988, 205003, 205043 and 205138;

(b) GRANT the OSG until April3, 2013 within which to file a consolidated comment on the petitions;

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(c) REQUIRE the petitioners to file their respective REPLIES within a NON-EXTENDIBLE period of ten (1o) days from receipt of the comment/s of the respondents; and

(d) REQUIRE the petitioners-in-intervention to file a REPLY within a NON-EXTENDIBLE period of ten (10) days from receipt of the comment of the respondents.

The Court further Resolved to

(a) SET the cases for ORAL ARGUMENTS on June 18, 2013, Tuesday, at 2:00p.m. at the New Session Hall, New Supreme Court Building, Padre Faura St., Ermita, Manila; and

(b) by a vote of 10-5, ISSUE a STATUS QUO ANTE ORDER, effective immediately and for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days, requiring the parties to observe the status quo prevailing before the issuance of Republic Act No. 10354 (An Act Providing for a National Policy on Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health)." Leonen, J., dissented and joined by Sereno, C.J., and Carpio, Del Castillo and Perlas-Bernabe, JJ.. (adv35, 36 & 65)

Very truly yours,

(With Dissenting Opinion of Justice Leonen)

Resolution

Atty James M. 1m bong and Jo Aurea M. lmbong (x) lmbong and Castro Law Offices Counsel for Petitioners/ G.R. No. 204819 Unit 304 Senor Ivan de Palacio Building 139 Malakas St., Diliman, Quezon City

Atty. Maria Concepcion S. Noche (x) Counsel for Petitioners/G.R. No. 204934 MCS NOCHE LAW OFFICE 91 Melchor Street Loyola Heights, Quezon City

Atty. Makilito B. Mahinay (reg) Counsel for Petitioners/G.R. No. 204957 Diamond St., cor. Jade St., Francisca Village 6th St., Happy Valley, Cebu City

Atty. Expedito A. Bugarin, Jr. (reg) Petitioner in G.R. No. 205003 No. 19 Country Club Village Banilad, Cebu City

Atty. Noel A. Clemente (x) Counsel for Petitioner in G.R. No. 205043 Penthouse, Aurora Milestone Tower 1045 Aurora Blvd., Quezon City

Attys. Earl Anthony C. Gambe and Marion I. Yap (reg) Counsel for Petitioners in G.R. No. 204988 Gambe and Yap Law Offices Mandumol, Upper Macasandig,Cagayan de Oro City

Atty. Ricardo M. Ribo (x) Counsel for Petitioners PAX in G.R. No. 205138 Rm. 206 Reza Building 1318 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City

Attys. Howard M. Calleja and Ramon Andre F. Cedro (x)

Counsel for Petitioners in G.R. No. 205478· Unit 1903-A, West Tower, PSE Centre Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, 1605 Pasig City

Atty. Alan F. Paguia (x) Counsel for Petitioners in G.R. No. 205491 Unit 412 Corporate 101 Building 101 Mother lgnacia St., Barangay South Triangle 1103 Quezon City

Attys. Rufino L. Policarpio Ill, Cristina A. Montes, and Jeremy I. Gatdula (x) Counsel for Petitioners in G.R. No. 205720 Policarpio and Acorda Law Office 903 Richmonde Plaza, San Miguel Ave. cor. Lourdes Drive, Ortigas Center, 1605 Pasig City

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Atty. Samson S. Alcantara (x) Petitioner-in-Intervention

March 19, 2013

Suite 1402, 14th Fir., Manila Astral Tower Taft Avenue cor. P. Faura St., Ermita, Manila

Solicitor General Francis H. Jardeliza (x) Office of the Solicitor General 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village 1229 Makati City

His Excellency Benigno Simeon C. Aquino Ill (x) Office of the President Malacanang Palace, Manila

Senate of the Philippines (x) c/o Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile GSIS Building, Financial Center Roxas Blvd., Pasay City

House of Representatives (x) c/o Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. Batasan Bldg., Batasan Hills Diliman, Quezon City

Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr. (x) Executive Secretary Premier Guest House, Malacanang , J.P. Laurel Sr. St., Manila

Secretary Florencio B. Abad (x) Department of Budget and Management Gen. Solano St., San1'v1iguei,Manila

Secretary Enrique T. Ona M.D. (x) Department of Health San Lazaro Compound, Sta. Cruz, Manila

Secretary Armin A. Luistro, FSC (x) Department of Education DepED Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City

Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II (x) Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) EDSA cor. Mapagmahal St., Diliman, Quezon City

Secretary Corazon Soliman (x) Department of Social Welfare and Development Constitution Hills, Diliman, Quezon City

Hon. Arsenio M. Balisacan (x) Socio-Economic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director General, 12 Saint Josemaria Escriva Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig City

Philippine Commission on Women (x) c/o Chairperson Remedios lgnacio-Rikken 1145 J.P. Laurel St., San Miguel, Manila

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Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (x) c/o President Eduardo Banzon Citystate Centre, 709 Shaw Blvd., 1603 Pasig City

Attys. Ibarra M. Gutierrez Ill & Juan Alfonso P. Torrevillas (x)

Counsel for Intervenors Ana Theresia "Risa" Hontiveros et al.

No. 36-B MadasaUn St., Brgy. Sikatuna Diliman, Quezon City

League of Cities of the Philippines (x) c/o President Oscar Rodriguez Jlh Fir., Unit J & K,CyberOne Building Eastwood Barangay Bagumbayan, Quezon City

League of Municipalities of the Philippines (x) c/o President Donato Marcos 2"d Fir., LMP Building, 265 Ermin Garcia St. Cubao, Quezon City

Hon. Suzette H. Lazo (x) Food and Drugs Administration Civic Drive, Filinvest Corporate City Alabang. 1781 Muntinlupa City

League of Provinces of the Philippines (x) c/o President Alfonso Umali Unit 1510 West Tower, Philippine Stock Exchange

Center Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City

Public Information Office (x) Supreme Court

Atty. Corazon D. Delos Reyes (x) Deputy Clerk of Court and Chief Judicial Records Office Supreme Court

G.R. No. 204819, G.R. No. 204934, G.R. No. 204957, G.R. No. 204988, G.R. No. 205003, G.R. No. 205043 G.R. No. 205138, G.R. No. 205478, G.R. No. 205491 & G.R. No. 205720 consol. With G.R. Nos. 205478, 205491 and 205720 nmr/31913[adv 35,36 &65]32013WoR

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G.R. No. 204819 (James M Imbong and Lovely-Ann C. Jmbong, et al. v. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary, et al.)

G.R. No. 204934 (Alliance for the Family Foundation Philippines, Inc. (ALFI), et al., v. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary, et al.)

G.R. No. 204957 (Task Force for Family and Life Visayas, Inc. and Valeriano S. Avila v. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary et al.)

G.R. No. 204988 (Serve Life Cagayan de Oro City Inc. et al. v. Office of the President et al.)

G.R. No. 205003 (Expedito A. Bugarin, Jr. v. Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines, et al.)

G.R. No. 205043 (Eduardo B. Olaguer and the Catholic Xybrspace Apostolate of the Philippines v. DOH Secretary Enrique T. Ona, et al.)

G.R. No. 205138 (Philippine Alliance of XSeminarians, Inc. v. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary, et al.) ·

G.R. No. 205478 (Reynaldo J Echavez, MD., et al. v. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary, et al.)

G.R. No. 205491 (Sps. Francisco S. Tatad and Maria Fenny C. Tatad, et al. v. Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines)

G.R. No. 205720 (Pro-Life Philippines Foundation, Inc., et al. v. Office of the President, et al.)

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Dissenting Opinion

LEONEN, J.:

I dissent.

2 G.R. Nos. 204819,204934, 204957,204988,205003,205043, 205138,205478,205491 & 205720

DISSENTING OPINION

Under present circumstances, I vote against the issuance of the Status Quo Ante Order effectively suspending the implementation of Republic Act No. 10354, otherwise known as the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012. The issuance of the Order runs counter to established principles of constitutional litigation. It also underestimates the complexity of the issues confronting the Court.

Well settled is the principle that statutes enjoy the presumption of constitutionality. Unless it is clearly shown that a law runs counter to the Constitution, any attack against its validity must be rejected and a law must be upheld. To doubt is to sustain. 1

This fundamental principle was best explained by the Court, speaking through Justice Jose P. Laurel, in People v. Vera: 2

This court is not unmindful of the fundamental criteria in cases of this nature that all reasonable doubts should be resolved in favor of the constitutionality of a statute. An act of the legislature approved by the executive, is presumed to be within constitutional limitations. The responsibility of upholding the Constitution rests not on the courts alone but on the legislature as well. 11 The question of the validity of every statute is first determined by .the legislative depmiment of the government itself. 11

(U.S. vs. Ten Yu [1912], 24 Phil., 1, 10; Case vs. Board of Health and Heiser [1913], 24 Phil., 250, 276; U.S. vs. Joson [1913], 26 Phil., 1.) And a statute finally comes before the courts sustained by the sanction of the executive. The members of the Legislature and the Chief Executive have taken an oath to support the Constitution and it must be presumed that they have been true to this oath and that in enacting and sanctioning a particular law they did not intend to violate the Constitution. The courts cannot but cautiously exercise its power to ovetiurn the solemn declarations of two of the three grand departments of the government. (6 R. C. L., p. 101.) Then, there is that peculiar political philosophy which bids the judiciary to reflect the wisdom of the people as expressed through an elective Legislature and an elective Chief Executive. It follows, therefore, that the comis will not set aside a law as violative of the Constitution except in a clear case. This is a proposition too plain to

Philippine Judges Association v. Prado, G.R. No. 105371, November II, 1993.227 SCRA 703,706. 65 Phil. 56 (1937).

Dissenting Opinion 3 G.R. Nos. 204819, 204934, 204957,204988,205003,205043, 205138,205478,205491 & 205720

require a citation of authorities. [Underscoring supplied]

The statute under our consideration was deliberated by both Houses of Congress and gained the approval of the President of the Philippines. Republic Act No. I 0354 is the product of years of advocacy for or against many of the provisions. It has stirred passionate, relentless, and public debates. We can take judicial notice that large portions of the periods of interpellation and amendments at the plenary sessions of the House of Representatives and the Senate were shown on nationwide television. The issues it generated constantly inhabited the front pages of our leading newspapers and were dissected in full public view. These issues were also the subject ofvarious discussions in international media.

The presumption of constitutionality holds especially for this controversial piece of social legislation. It holds especially when what we are considering is temporary or interim reliefs that we are to grant for the Petitioners. Our doctrinal framework holds that in case of doubt we must assume that the public officers in our political departments as well as the public considered not only the same text of the Constitution that we work with but also the jurisprudence behind that text.

I do not find comfort in voting for the issuance of the Status Quo Ante Order or a Temporary Restraining Order without the Petitioners being required to plead and include the Implementing Rules and Regulations and its effects. I do believe that we should consider the points raised by the Comment-in-Intervention that we have earlier admitted. I think that we may even need to wait until the respondents have filed their respective Comments. The better part of judicial prudence should have been to fulfil all these to ferret out the true issues capable of judicial determination.

Our Constitution expects us to be more deliberate in the heat of vociferous public debate that occasionally wades into issues of morality and conscience. We need to have all arguments laid out before us so that we can ruminate and discuss among ourselves how these square with our Constitution and our jurisprudence. The restraint we should 1mpose on ourselves is not passive irresponsibility. It is constitutional duty.

After all, the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 is a piece of social legislation. The political branches of the government accountable to our people through election have deemed it prudent to address harm existing in the status quo. The status quo that we require therefore may not be benign. Precaution for our cherished rights may not be better protected by stopping the implementation of this law.

Dissenting Opinion 4 G.R. Nos. 204819,204934, 204957,204988,205003,205043, 205138,205478, 205491 & 205720

The threat of prosecution on those who act in accordance with their conscience is still inchoate. We can point to no actual or imminent case, unlike many of the cases where this was an argument for us to issue a temporary restraining order. The Petitions that· were filed are therefore challenges to the law on the basis of what it provides simply on its face. It is even a facial challenge without benefit of the Implementing Rules and Regulations in the pleadings.

That what we have issued is only a Status Quo Ante Order and not a Temporary Restraining Order or that we have given it a life for only 120 days does not cure what I view to be an inconsistency with sound jurisprudential insight. Neither is it helpful that the vote we took was not yet on the constitutionality of the statute and our final positions on the issues involved. I see no reason why we could not wait until the oral arguments have been conducted in June of this year.

I concede that we all cherish the same values congealed in constitutional provisions mandating the right to life albeit perhaps with its many incarnations. I also concede that we are still open to reasoned argument even as we may have tentative views on the law and how it squares with the Constitution. However, what we entertained was a doubt. Without the kind of actual controversy required by Article VIII, Section 1, Paragraph 2 of the Constitution, we should have first clarified that doubt rather than to have acted on it.

This presumption of constitutionality holds in all cases except where what is involved is a "system of prior restraints of expression". In Social Weather Stations v. Commission on Elections:3

[A ]ny system of prior restraints of expression comes to this Court bearing a heavy presumption against its constitutional validity .... The Government 'thus carries a heavy burden of showing justification for the enforcement of such restraint.' There is thus a reversal of the normal presumption of validity that inheres in every legislation. [Underscoring supplied]

Needless to say, the statute under our consideration does not involve a "system of prior restraint of expression". There is no reason to approach Republic Act No. 10354 with a disposition that is suspicious of its constitutionality.

409 Phil. 571, 585 (2001); citing New York Times v. United States, 403 U.S. 713, 714, 29 L. Ed. 2d 822,824 (1971). ~

Dissenting Opinion 5 G.R. Nos. 204819, 204934, 204957,204988,205003,205043, 205138,205478,205491 & 205720

I vote to deny the Temporary Restraining Order. I vote that we do not issue the Status Quo Ante Order. I vote that we order the parties to move in the premises to plead the Implementing Rules and Regulations and set the case for Oral Arguments at the soonest possible time.

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JAMES M. IMBONG and LOVELY­ANN C. IMBONG, for themselves and on behalf of their minor children, Lucia Carlos Imbong and Bernadette Carlos Imbong and MAGNIFICAT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC.,

Petitioners,

-versus-

Hon. PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., Executive Secretary, Hon. FLORENCIO B. ABAD, Secretary, Department of Budget and Management, Hon. ENRIQUE T. ONA, Secretary, Department of Health, Hon. ARMIN A. LUISTRO, Secretary, Department of Education and Hon. MANUEL A. ROXAS, Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government,

Respondents. J(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -J(

ALLIANCE FOR THE FAMILY FOUNDATION PHILIPPINES, INC. [ALFI], represented by its President, Maria Concepcion S. Noche, Sps. REYNALDO S. LUISTRO and ROSIE B. LUISTRO, JOSE S. SANDEJAS and ELENITA S.A. SANDEJAS, ARTURO M. GORREZ and MERIETTA C. GORREZ, SALVADOR S. MANTE, JR. and HAZELEEN L. MANTE, ROLANDO M. BAUTISTA and MARIA FELISA S. BAUTISTA, DESIDERIO RACHO and TRAQUILINA RACHO, FERNAND ANTONIO A. TANSINGCO and CAROL ANNE C. TANSINGCO, for themselves and on behalf of their minor children, Therese Antonette C. Tansingco, Lorenzo Jose C. Tansingco, Miguel Fernando C. Tansingco, Carlo Josemaria C. Tansingco

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and Juan Paolo C. Tansingco, Sps. MARIANO V. ARANETA and EILEEN Z. ARANETA, for themselves and on behalf of their minor children, Ramon Carlos Z. Araneta and Maya Angelica Z. Araneta, Sps. RENATO C. CASTOR and MILDRED C. CASTOR, for themselves and on behalf of their minor children, Renz Jeffrey C. Castor, Joseph Ramil C. Castor, John Paul C. Castor and Raphael C. Castor, Sps. ALEXANDER R. RACHO and ZARA Z. RACHO, for themselves and on behalf of their minor children, Margarita Racho, Mikaela Racho, Martin Racho, Mari Racho and Manalo Racho, Sps. ALFRED R. RACHO and FRANCINE R. RACHO, for themselves and on behalf of their minor children, Michael Racho, Mariana Racho, Rafael Racho, Maxi Racho, Chessie Racho and Laura Racho, Sps. DAVID R. RACHO and ARMILYN A. RACHO, for themselves and on behalf of their minor child, Gabriel Racho, MINDY M. JUATAS and on behalf of her minor children, Elijah Gerald Juatas and Elian Gabriel Juatas, SAL V ACION M. MONTEIRO, EMILY R. LAWS, JOSEPH R. LAWS and KATRINA R. LAWS,

Petitioners,

- versus-

Hon. PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., Executive Secretary, Hon. ENRIQUE T. ONA, Secretary of the Department of Health, Hon. ARMIN A. LUISTRO, Secretary of the Department of Education, Hon. CORAZON SOLIMAN, Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Hon. MANUEL A. RO:XAS II, Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government, Hon. FLORENCIO B. ABAD, Secretary of Budget and Management, Hon. ARSENIO M. BALISACAN, Socio­Economic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director-General, The PHILIPPINE COMMISSION ON WOMEN, represented by its Chairperson, Remedios Ignacio-Rikken, The PHILIPPINE HEALTH

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INSURANCE CORPORATION, represented by its President, Eduardo Banzon, The LEAGUE OF PROVINCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by its President, Alfonso Umali, The LEAGUE OF CITIES OF . THE PHILIPPINES, represented by its President, Oscar Rodriguez and The LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by its President, Donato Marcos,

Respondents. J{-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -J{

TASK FORCE FOR FAMILY AND LIFE VISAYAS, INC. and VALERIANO S. AVILA,

Petitioners,

- versus-

Hon. PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., Executive Secretary, Hon. FLORENCIO ABAD, Secretary, Department of Budget and Management, Hon. ENRIQUE T. ONA, Secretary, Department of Education and Hon. MANUEL A. ROXAS II, Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government,

Respondents. J{-- -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -J{

SERVE LIFE CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, INC., represented by Dr. Nestor B. Lumicao, M.D., as President and in his personal capacity, . ROSEV ALE FOUNDATION, INC., represented by Dr. Rodrigo M. Alenton, M.D., as Member of the School Board and in his personal capacity, ROSEMARIE R. ALENTON, IMELDA G. IBARRA, CPA, LOVENIA P. NACES, PhD., ANTHONY G. NAGAC, EARL ANTHONY C. GAMBE and MARLON I. YAP,

Petitioners,

- versus-

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Hon. PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.,

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G.R. No. 204988

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Executive Secretary, Hon. FLORENCIO B. ABAD, Secretary, Department of Budget and Management, Hon. ENRIQUE T. ONA, Secretary, Department of Health, Hon. ARMIN A. LUISTRO, Secretary, Department of Education and Hon. MANUEL A. ROXAS II, Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government,

Respondents. J(-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -J(

EXPEDITO A. BUGARIN, JR., Petitioner,

- versus-

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT of the Republic of the Philippines, Hon. SENATE PRESIDENT, Hon. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and Hon. SOLICITOR GENERAL,

Respondents. J(-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -J(

EDUARDO B. CATHOLIC APOSTOLATE PHILIPPINES,

OLAGUER and XYBRSPACE

OF THE

Petitioners,

- versus-

DOH Secretary ENRIQUE T. ONA, FDA Director SUZETTE H. LAZO, DBM Secretary FLORENCIO B. ABAD, DILG Secretary MANUEL A. ROXAS II and DECS Secretary ARMIN A. LUISTRO,

Respondents. J(------------- ---------- -J(

PHILIPPINE ALLIANCE OF XSEMINARIANS, INC. [PAX], represented by its National President, Atty. RICARDO M. RIBO and in his own behalf, Atty. LINO E.A. DUMAS, ROMEO B. ALMONTE, OSMUNDO C. ORLANES, ARSENIO Z. MENOR, SAMUEL J. YAP, JAIME F. MATEO, ROLLY SIGUAN, DANTE E. MAGDANGAL, MICHAEL EUGENIO 0. PLANA, BIENVENIDO C. MIGUEL, JR., LANDRITO M.

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G.R. No. 205138

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DIOKNO and BALDOMERO FALCONE,

Petitioners,

- versus-

Hon. PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., Executive Secretary, Hon. FLORENCIO B. ABAD, Secretary, Department of Budget and Management, Hon. ENRIQUE T. ONA, Secretary, Department of Health, Hon. ARMIN A. LUISTRO, Secretary, Department of Education, Hon. MANUEL A. ROXAS II, Secretary, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Hon. CORAZON J. SOLIMAN, Secretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Hon. ARSENIO BALI SA CAN, Director-General, National Economic and Development Authority, Hon. SUZETTE H. LAZO, Director-General, Food and Drugs Administration, The BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, and The BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, Philippine Commission on Women,

Respondents. J{------------- ---------- -J{

REYNALDO J. ECHAVEZ, M.D., JACQUELINE H. KING, M.D., CYNTHIA T. DOMINGO, M.D., and JOSEPHINE MILLADO-LUMITAO, M.D., collectively known as Doctors for Life, and ANTHONY PEREZ, MICHAEL ANTHONY· G. MAPA, CARLOS ANTONIO PALAD, WILFREDO JOSE, CLAIRE NAVARRO, ANNA COSIO and GABRIEL DY LIACCO, collectively known as Filipinos for Life,

Petitioners,

- versus-

Hon. PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., Executive Secretary, Hon. FLORENCIO B. ABAD, Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management, Hon. ENRIQUE T. ONA, Secretary of the Department of Health, Hon. ARMIN A. LUISTRO, Secretary of the Department of

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Education and Hon. MANUEL A. ROXAS, Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government,

Respondents. ){-- -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - -){

Sps. FRANCISCO S. TATAD and MARIA FENNY C. TATAD, and ALAN F. P AGUJA, for themselves, their posterity and the rest of Filipino posterity,

Petitioners,

- versus-

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT of the Republic of the Philippines,

Respondent. ){- - -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- - -){

PRO-LIFE PHILIPPINES FOUNDATION INC., represented by LORNA MELEGRITO, as Executive Director and in her personal capacity, JOSEL YN B. BASILIO, ROBERT Z. CORTES, ARIEL A. CRISOSTOMO, JEREMY I. GATDULA, CRISTINA A. MONTES, RAUL ANTONIO A. NIDOY, WINSTON CONRAD B. PADOJINOG and RUFINO L. POLICARPIO III,

Petitioners,

- versus-

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Hon. PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., Executive Secretary, Hon. FLORENCIO B. ABAD, Secretary, Department of Budget and Management, Hon. ENRIQUE T. ONA, Secretary, Department of Health, Hon. ARMIN A. LUISTRO, Secretary, Department of Education and Hon. MANUEL A. ROXAS II, Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government,

Respondents. ){------------- ---------- -){

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G.R. No. 205491

G.R. No. 205720

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TO: Attys. James M. Imbong and Jo Aurea M. Imbong (x) Counsels for Petitioners in G.R. No. 204819 Imbong and Castro Law Offices Unit 304 Sefior Ivan de Palacio Building 139 Malakas St., Diliman Quezon City

Atty. Maria Concepcion S. Noche (x) Counsel for Petitioners in G.R. No. 204934 MCS Noche Law Office 91 Melchor Street, Loyola Heights Quezon City

Atty. Makilito B. Mahinay (reg) Counsel for Petitioners in G.R. No. 204957 Diamond St. cor. Jade St. Francisca Village, 6th Street, Happy Valley Cebu City ·

Attys. Earl Anthony C. Gambe and Marlon I. Yap (x) Counsels for Petitioners in G.R. No. 204988 Gambe and Yap Law Offices Mandumol, Upper Macasandig Cagayan de Oro City

Atty. Expedito A. Bugarin, Jr. (reg) Petitioner in G.R. No. 205003 No. 19 Country Club Village, Banilad Cebu City

Atty. Noel A. Clemente (x) Counsel for Petitioners in G.R. No. 205043 Penthouse, Aurora Milestone Tower 1045 Aurora Boulevard Quezon City

Atty. Ricardo M. Ribo (x) Counsel for Petitioners in G.R. No. 205138 Rm. 206 Reza Building, 1318 Quezon Avenue Quezon City

Attys. Howard M. Calleja and Ramon Andre F. Cedro (x) Counsels for Petitioners in G.R. No. 205478 Unit 1903-A West Tower PSE Centre Exchange Road, Ortigas Center Pasig City

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Atty. Alan F. Paguia (x) Counsel for Petitioners in G.R. No. 205491

Unit 412 Corporate 101 Building 101 Mother Ignacia St., Barangay South Triangle Quezon City

Attys. Rufino L. Policarpio III, Cristina A. Montes and Jeremy I. Gatdula (x) Coblnsels for Petitioners in G.R. No. 205720

Policarpio and Acorda Law Office 903 Richmonde Plaza San Miguel Avenue cor. Lourdes Drive, Ortigas Center Pasig City

Atty. Samson S. Alcantara (x) Petitioner-in-Intervention Suite 1402, 14th Floor, Manila Astral Tower Taft Avenue cor. P. Faura St., Ermita Manila

His Excellency Benigna Simeon C. Aquino III (x) Office of the President· Malacafiang Palace Manila

Senate of the Philippines (x) cjo Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile GSIS Bldg., Reclamation Area Pasay City

House of Representatives (x) cjo Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. Batasan Bldg., Batasan Hills Quezon City

Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr. (x) Premier Guest House, Malacafiang JP Laurel St., San Miguel Manila

Secretary Florencio B. Abad (x) Department of Budget and Management Gen. Solano St., San Miguel Manila

Secretary Enrique T. Ona (x) Department of Health San Lazaro Compound Manila

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Secretary Armin A. Luistro (x) Department of Education

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DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue Pasig City

Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II (x) Department of Interior and Local Government A. Francisco Gold Condominium II EDSA cor. Mapagmahal St., Diliman Quezon City

Secretary Corazon J. Soliman (x) Department of Social Welfare and Development Batasang Pambansa Complex, Constitution Hills Quezon City

Hon. Arsenio M. Balisacan (x) Socio-Economic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director-General 12 Saint J osemaria Escriva Drive, Ortigas Center Pasig City

Philippine Commission on Women (x) cj o Chairperson Remedios Ignacio-Rikken 1145 J.P. Laurel St., San Miguel Manila

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (x) cj o President Eduardo Banzon Citystate Centre, 709 Shaw Boulevard Pasig City

League of Provinces of the Philippines (x) c/o President Alfonso Umali Unit 1510 West Tower Philippine Stock Exchange Center Exchange Road, Ortigas Center Pasig City

League of Cities of the Philippines (x) cj o President Oscar Rodriguez 7th Floor, Unit J & K, CyberOne Building Eastwood,Brgy.Bagumbayan Quezon City

League of Municipalities of the Philippines (x) cj o President Donato Marcos 2nd Floor LMP Building 265 Ermin Garcia Street, Cubao Quezon City

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Solicitor General Francis H. Jardeleza (x) Office of the Solicitor General 139 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village Makati City

Director Suzette H. Lazo (x) Food and Drug Administration Civic Drive, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang Muntinlupa City

Attys. Ibarra M. Gutierrez III and Juan Alfonso P. Torrevillas (x) Counsels for Intervenors

Ana Theresia 'Risa' Hontiveros, et al. 36-B Madasalin St., Barangay Sikatuna, Diliman Quezon City

GREETINGS:

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WHEREAS, the Supreme Court, on March 19, 2013, adopted a resolution in the above-entitled cases, to wit:

G.R. No. 204819 (James M. Imbong and Lovely-Ann C. Imbong, for themselves and in behalf of their minor children, Lucia Carlos Imbong and Bernadette Carlos Imbong and Magnificat Child Development Center, Inc. vs. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary, et al.); G.R. No. 204934 (Alliance for the Family Foundation Philippines, Inc. [ALFI], represented by its President Maria Concepcion S. Noche, et al. vs. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Executive Secretary, et al.); G.R. No. 204957 (Task Force for Family and Life Visayas, Inc. and Valeriano S. Avila vs. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary, et al.); G.R. No. 204988 (Serve Life Cagayan de Oro City Inc., represented by Dr. Nestor B. Lumicao, M.D., as President_and in his personal capacity, et al. vs. Office of the President, et al.); G.R. No. 205003 (Expedito A. Bugarin, Jr. vs. Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines, et al.); G.R. No. 205043 (Eduardo B. Olaguer and Catholic Xybrspace Apostolate of the Philippines vs. DOH Secretary Enrique T. Ona, et al.); G.R. No. 205138 (Philippine Alliance of XSeminarians, Inc., et al. vs. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary, et al.); G.R. No. 205478 (Reynaldo J. Echavez, M.D., et al. vs. Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Executive Secretary, et al.); G.R. No. 205491 (Sps. Francisco S. Tatad and Maria Fenny C. Tatad, et al. vs. Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines); and G.R. No. 205720 (Pro-Life Philippines Foundation Inc., et al. vs. Office of the President, et al.).- Acting on the Manifestation and Motion dated March 8, 2013 filed by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) in G.R. Nos. 205478 and 205491, as well as OSG's Motion for Further Extension of Time to File Consolidated Comment dated March 4, 2013, the Court Resolved to

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(a) CONSOLIDATE G.R. Nos. 205478, 205491 and 205720 with G.R. Nos. 204819, 204934, 204957, 204988, 205003, 205043 and 205138;

(b) GRANT the OSG until April 3, 2013 within which to file a consolidated comment on the petitions;

(c) REQUIRE the petitioners to file their respective REPLIES within a NON-EXTENDIBLE period often (10) days from receipt of the commentjs of the respondents; and

(d) REQUIRE the petitioners-in-intervention to file a REPLY within a NON­EXTENDIBLE period of ten (10) days from receipt of the comment of the respondents.

The Court further Resolved to

(a) SET the cases for ORAL ARGUMENTS on June 18, 2013, Tuesday, at 2:00 p.m. at the New Session Hall, New Supreme Court Building, Padre Faura St., Ermita, Manila; and

(b) by'· a vote of 10-5, ISSUE a STATUS QUO ANTE ORDER, effective immediately and for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days, requiring the parties to observe the status quo prevailing before the issuance of Republic Act No. 10354 (An Act Providing for a National Policy on Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health). Leonen, J., dissented and joined by Sereno, C.J., and Carpio, Del Castillo and Perlas-Bernabe, JJ .. (adv35, 36 & 65)

NOW, THEREFORE, effective immediately and for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days, You, Petitioners and Respondents, your agents, representatives, or persons acting in your place or stead, are hereby required to observe the STATUS QUO prevailing before the issuance of Republic Act No. 10354 (An Act Providing for a National Policy on Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health).

GIVEN by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, this 19th day of March 2013.

EN~~ VIDAL Clerk of Court ""o

Resolution

Public Information Office (x) Supreme Court

Atty. Corazon D. Delos Reyes (x) Deputy Clerk of Court and Chief Judicial Records Office Supreme Court

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G.R. No. 204819; G.R. No. 204934, G.R. No. 204957, G.R. No. 204988, G.R. No. 205003, G.R. No. 205043 G.R. No. 205138, G.R. No. 205478, G.R. No. 205491 & G.R. No. 205720 consol. with G .R. No. 205478, G.R. No. 205491 and G.R. No. 205720

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