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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESCOMMISSION ON ELECTIONSMANILAIN THE MATTER OF PROPOSINGAMENDMENTS TO THE 1987CONSTITUTION THROUGH APEOPLE’S INITIATIVE: A SHIFTFROM A BICAMERAL PRESIDENTIALTO A UNICAMERALPARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT BYAMENDING ARTICLES VI AND VII;AND PROVIDING TRANSITORYPROVISIONS FOR THE ORDERLYSHIFT FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL TOTHE PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMCase No. _____________ RAUL L. LAMBINO and ERICO B.AUMENTADO,
Petitioners,
 
ONEVOICE INC., CHRISTIAN S.MONSOD, RENE B. AZURIN, MANUELL. QUEZON III, BENJAMIN T.TOLOSA, JR., SUSAN V. OPLE andCARLOS P. MEDINA, JR.
Oppositors 
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O P P O S I T I O N
OPPOSITORS
in the above-entitled case, by their undersignedcounsels, and by way of opposition to the Petition dated 25 August2006 (the “Petition”), and to this Honorable Commission, respectfullypray that the Petition be denied due course on the grounds that:(1) This Honorable Commission has no jurisdiction to evenentertain the Petition inasmuch as there is still nosufficient enabling law to cover the system of initiative to
 
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amend the 1987 Constitution and therefore thepermanent injunction against this Honorable Commissionentertaining or taking cognizance of any petition forinitiative on amendments to the Constitution as laid downby the Supreme Court in
Santiago v. Commission on Elections 
, 270 SCRA 106, (1997) stands;(2) This Honorable Commission has no legal basis andauthority to verify if the instant Petition is sufficient asthere is no valid law, rule or regulation which prescribesthe requirements and procedure for such verification;(3) There is no showing that the Petition contains the sameproposals allegedly presented to, and purportedlyapproved by, the people as required under Section 2,Article XVII of the 1987 Constitution;(4) The petitioners have no legal capacity to file the instantPetition as they do not represent the required percentageof registered voters under Section 2, Article XVII of the1987 Constitution;(5) The Petition is fatally defective as it does not contain theproper verification and certification against forum-shopping;(6) The Petition is violative of Sections 2 and 4, Article XVII ofthe 1987 Constitution since it seeks a revision—and not amere amendment—of the Constitution;
 
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(7) The Petition is violative of the very law and rules itinvokes since it embraces more than one subject matter;and(8) The Petition is, in fact, insufficient as it does not meet therequired percentage of registered voters under Section 2,Article XVII of the 1987 Constitution.
T
HE
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PPOSITORS
ONEVOICE INC.
is an incorporated non-partisan, non-stock, non-profit association of citizens who are very concerned about thepolitical developments in the country, with address at 16
th
Floor, WestTrade Center, West Ave., Quezon City, Philippines.
 CHRISTIAN S. MONSOD
is a Filipino, of legal age, with address at
 
Morado St., Dasmarinas Village, Makati City, Philippines.
 RENE B. AZURIN
is a Filipino, of legal age, with address at
 
15-CRufino Pacific Tower, Ayala Ave., Makati City, Philippines.
 MANUEL L. QUEZON III
is a Filipino, of legal age, with address atGarden Island Condominium Tower 2, N. Domingo St., New Manila,Quezon City, Philippines.
 BENJAMIN T. TOLOSA, JR.
is a Filipino, of legal age, with addressat M.V. del Rosario St., Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines.
 SUSAN V. OPLE
is a Filipino, of legal age, with address at 2/FMarbella II Building, Roxas Boulevard, Manila, Philippines.
 
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