Republic of the Whilippines Supreme Court Manila BANC United Church of Christ in the Philippines Pastors Rev. Edwin R. Egar and Rev. Julieta R. Egar; and Brgy. Macalamcam-a Former Barangay Captain Ronald Malabanan Ramos, Petitioners, ~ versus - G.R. No. 264223 Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. WRIT OF AMPARO Bartolome Vicente Bacarro; Philippine Army Commanding and General, Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner, Jr.; © Commanding TEMPORARY PROTECTION Officer of the 2" Infantry ORDER Division of the Philippine Army, Maj. Gen. Roberto S. Capulong; 59m Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Ernesto R. Teneza, Jr.; Sgt. Ronald Dalo, Sgt. John Granpil, Pfe. Borge Ebol, Roy Dela Pefia, ‘Bong’ Samela, Lt. Taro, and John Does and Jane Does Who are Officers or — Enlisted Personnel Belonging to the 59" Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion, Respondents. TO: * LT. GEN. BARTOLOME VICENTE BACARRO (x) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff AFP General Headquarters, Camp Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo 1110 Quezon City LT. GEN. ROMEO S. BRAWNER, JR. (x) Philippine Army Commanding General Philippine Army Headquarters, Fort Andres Bonifacio 1630 Taguig City * Already furnished with copies of petitionWrit of Amparo & Temporary Protection Order G.R. No. 264223 December 6, 2022 + MAJ. GEN. ROBERTO S. CAPULONG (x) Commanding Officer of the 2™¢ Infantry Division of the Philippine Army 24 Infantry Division Headquarters, Camp General Mateo M. Capinpin, Tanay, Rizal * LT. COL. ERNESTO R. TENEZA, JR. (x) 59% Infantry Battalion Commander 59" Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion Headquarters, Brgy. Lual Barrio Mauban, Quezon Province + SGT. RONALD DALO (x) 59" Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion Satellite Detachment Brgy. Salao Barangay Hall, Rosario, Batangas + SGT. JOHN GRANPIL (x) 59" Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion Satellite Detachment Brgy. Salao Barangay Hall, Rosario, Batangas » PFC. BORGE EBOL (x) 59" Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion Satellite Detachment Brgy. Salao Barangay Hall, Rosario, Batangas » ROY DELA PENA (x) 59" Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion Detachment Brgy. Mayuro, Rosario, Batangas + ‘BONG’ SAMELA (x) 59" Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion Detachment Brgy. Mayuro, Rosario, Batangas ~ LT. TARO (x) 59" Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion Detachment Brgy. Palico, Nasugbu, Batangas » JOHN DOES AND JANE DOES (x) Who are Officers or Enlisted Personnel Belonging to the 59" Infantry Battalion 59" Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion Headquarters Brgy. Lual Barrio, Mauban, Quezon Province GREETINGS: WHEREAS, the Supreme Court, on December 6, 2022, adopted a resolution in the above-entitled case, to wit: G.R. No. 264223 (United Church of Christ in the Philippines Pastors Rev. Edwin R. Egar and Rev. Julieta R. Egar; and Brgy. Macalameam-a Former Barangay Captain Ronald Malabanan Ramos vs. ‘Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente 2Writ of Amparo & Temporary Protection Order G.R. No. 264223 December 6, 2022 Bacarro; Philippine Army Commanding General, Lt. Gen, Romeo S. Brawner, Jr.; Commanding Officer of the 2" Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, Maj. Gen. Roberto S. Capulong; 59! Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Ernesto R. Teneza, Jr.; Sgt. Ronald Dalo, Sgt. John Granpil, Pfe. Borge Ebol, Roy Dela Pefia, ‘Bong’ Samela, Lt. Taro, and John Does and Jane Does Who Are Officers or Enlisted Personnel Belonging to the 59" Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion).- Acting on the Petition for the Writ of Amparo, the Court Resolved to Q@) @) @) ISSUE the WRIT OF AMPARO (Writ), returnable to the Supreme Court of the Philippines; ORDER respondents Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, in his capacity as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines; Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner, Jr., in his capacity as Commanding General of the Philippine Army; Maj. Gen. Roberto S. Capulong, in his capacity as Commanding Officer of the 2”! Infantry Division of the Philippine Army; Lt. Col. Ernesto R. Teneza, Jr. in his capacity as Commander of the 59" Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion; Sgt. Ronald Dalo, Sgt. John Granpil, PFC. Borge Ebol, Roy Dela Pefia, ‘Bong’ Samela, Lt. Taro, and John Does and Jane Does, in their capacities as Officers or Enlisted Personnel of the 59% Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion, to make a verified RETURN of the Writ of Amparo before the Supreme Court within twenty (20) days after its service, together with this Resolution, and to COMMENT on the Petition within the same period. The RETURN, together with supporting affidavits, shall, among other things, contain the following: (a) The lawful defenses to show that respondents did not violate or threaten with violation the right to life, liberty and security of petitioners, through any aet or omission; (b) The steps or actions taken by respondents to determine the fate or whereabouts of petitioners and the person or persons responsible for the threat, aet, oF omission an (©) All relevant information in the possession of respondents pertaining to the threat, act, or omission against petitioners. GRANT the TEMPORARY PROTECTION ORDER, prohibiting respondents from going within a radius of one (1) kilometer of petitioners and their immediate families. Let copy of the Writ and this Resolution be served upon the parties by personal service. NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to A.M. No. 07-9-12-SC, as amended, You, respondents Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines; Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner, Jr., as 3 o”Writ of Amparo & Temporary Protection Order G.R. No. 264223 December 6, 2022 Commanding General of the Philippine Army; Maj. Gen, Roberto S. Capulong, as Commanding Officer of the 2" Infantry Division of the Philippine Army; Lt. Col. Ernesto R. Teneza, Jr., as Commander of the 59" Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion; Sgt. Ronald Dalo, Sgt. John Granpil, PFC. Borge Ebol, Roy Dela Pefia, ‘Bong’ Samela, Lt. Taro, and John Does and Jane Does, as Officers or Enlisted Personnel of the 59" Infantry ‘Protector’ Battalion, are hereby (REQUIRED to make a verified RETURN of this Writ before the Supreme Court within twenty (20) days after its service and to COMMENT on the Petition within the same period. The RETURN, together with supporting affidavits, shall, among other things, contain the following: (a) The lawful defenses to show that respondents did not violate or threaten with violation the right to life, liberty and security of petitioners, through any act or omission; (b) The steps or actions taken by respondents to determine the fate or whereabouts of petitioners and the person or persons responsible for the threat, act, or omission; and (ec) All relevant information in the possession of respondents pertaining to the threat, act, or omission against petitioners. and (2) PROHIBITED from going within a radius of one (a) Kilometer of the petitioners and their immediate families. GIVEN by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, this 6 day of December 2022, in Manila, Philippines. MARIFE M eta Clerk of CourtWrit of Amparo and Temporary Protection Order “5. ATTY, JOEL RUIZ BUTUYAN, ET AL. (x) Center for Intemational Law, (CENTERLAW) Inc. Unit 901 Vicente Madrigal Building 6798 Ayala Avenue, 1227 Makati City ccenteriawphilppines@protonmail com PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE (x) ‘Supreme Court pio sc@judiciary.gov.ph chief pio.so@judiciary.govph GR. No. 264223 sarah 120622 (Writ of Amparo & TPO) 121222 GR. No, 264223 December 6, 2022 THE SOLICITOR GENERAL (x) Office of the Solicitor General 134 Amorsolo St, Legaspi Vilage Makati City ‘efle@osg.govph