MNB Case Digest: Ang Ladlad LGBT Party vs. Commission on Elections (COMELEC)

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Case Title: Ang Ladlad LGBT Party Represented Herein by Its Chair, Danton Remoto, Petitioner, vs. Commission on Elections, Respondent, 

Citation: G.R. No. 190582, April 8, 2010

Facts of the case:

• The petitioner, Ang Ladlad LGBT Party, is a political party in the Philippines that represents the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community.

• The party applied for registration with the respondent, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), in order to participate in the 2010 elections.

• The COMELEC denied the party's registration, citing the party's alleged "immorality" and "contrary to law."

Legal issues: 

Whether the COMELEC's denial of registration to the Ang Ladlad LGBT Party was constitutional.

Court's holding: 

No. The COMELEC's denial of registration to the Ang Ladlad LGBT Party is unconstitutional.

Court's reasoning:

The Court held that the COMELEC's decision was based on "prejudice and intolerance" and violated the party's rights to equal protection, free expression, and due process. The Court also stated that the COMELEC's reliance on "immorality" as a ground for denying registration was vague and overbroad, and that the COMELEC failed to provide any evidence to support its claim that the party was "contrary to law."

Thus, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the petitioner, holding that the COMELEC's denial of registration to the Ang Ladlad LGBT Party was unconstitutional.

Nota bene:

This case established the legal principle that the rights of the LGBT community, including the right to participate in the political process, must be protected and respected by the government.



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