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ABS-CBN v. COMELEC G.R. No. 133486 Jan. 28, 2000 petitioners ABS-CBN Broadcasing Cor!oraion responden Co""ission on #$ecions
Panganiban,J.
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ts summary C%'#C !ro(ibied (e cond)c o* e+i !o$$s b ABS-CBN on (e gro)nd o* c$ear and !resen danger i !oses o (e inegri o* e$ecions. oe/er (e co)r said (a i erred in s)c( "eas)re beca)se i /io$aes *reedo" o* s!eec( and *reedo" o* !ress b "aing an o/erbroad reso$)ion as i !ro(ibis (e $ong-ern )se o* s)c( daa on researc(.
facts of the case C%'#C re$eased a reso$)ion (ic( a!!ro/ed (e iss)ance o* a resraining order agains ABS-CBN o cond)c e+i s)r/e. aced )!on re!ors (a (e neor !$ans o cond)c a radio co/erage o* (e e$ecions and "ae an e+i s)r/e o* (e /oes cas *or Pres and P and broadcas (e res)$s i""ediae$. SC iss)ed a R% agains (e reso$)ion o* C%'#C and (e e+i !o$$s ere ac)a$$ cond)ced and re!ored b "edia. Arg)"ens ABS-CBN o$ding e+i !o$$s and naionide re!oring o* res)$s are /a$id e+ercises o* (e *reedo"s o* s!eec( and o* (e !ress. C%'#C co""ied GA5 (en i iss)ed s)c( reso$)ion C%'#C 1. (e cond)c o* e+i !o$$s "ig( con*)se (e /oers and )nd)$ in)ence (e". 2. #+i s)r/es indirec$ /io$ae (e sanci o* ba$$os as ens(rined in (e Consi)ion 7Sec. 2 Ar. 9 beca)se (e /oers i$$ be $)red o re/ea$ (eir /oes. 3. #+i s)r/es !ose a c$ear and !resen danger o* desroing (e credibi$i and inegri o* (e e$ecora$ !rocess beca)se (e "edia is no s)!er/ised b an go/: agenc (ic( can easi$ be "ani!)$aed.
issue ;%N C%'#C in (e e+ercise o* is !oers can ban e+i !o$$s ? NO. The measure is overroad and unnecessari!y restricts fundamenta! ri"hts of speech and of press.