MAGDALO PARA SA PAGBABAGO v.

COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
G.R. No. 190793, 19 June 2012, EN BANC (Sereno, J.)
FACTS: MAGDALO filed it !etition for Re"itr#tion $it% t%e re&ondent C'(E)EC # # re"ion#l
&oliti*#l &#rt+ ,#ed in t%e NCR for &#rti*i&#tion in t%e 2010 N#tion#l #nd )o*#l Ele*tion. -t $#
re&reented ,+ it C%#ir&eron, Sen#tor .rill#ne -/, #nd it Se*ret#r+ Gener#l, 0r#n*i*o A*edillo.
Taking cognizance of the Oakoo! inci!ent, t%e C'(E)EC !enie! t%e !etition, *l#i1in" t%#t
(AG2A)'3 &ur&oe $# to e1&lo+ 4iolen*e #nd unl#$ful 1e#n to #*%ie4e t%eir "o#l.
MAGDALO conten!" that it a" g#ave a$%"e of !i"c#etion fo# the COMELEC to have
!enie! the Petition fo# Regi"t#ation not on the $a"i" of fact" o# evi!ence on #eco#!& $%t on 'e#e
"(ec%)ation an! con*ect%#e".
ISS+E: 5%et%er C'(E)EC "r#4el+ #,ued it di*retion $%en it denied t%e !etition for Re"itr#tion
not on t%e ,#i of f#*t or e4iden*e on re*ord, ,ut on 1ere &e*ul#tion #nd *on6e*ture.
,ELD: NO. The Oakoo! inci!ent a" i!e)- knon an! e.ten"ive)- cove#e! $- the 'e!ia 'a!e
it a (#o(e# "%$*ect of *%!icia) notice. !u,li* 7no$led"e of f#*t &ert#inin" to e1&lo+1ent of 4iolen*e
#nd unl#$ful 1e#n to #*%ie4e one3 "o#l i $it%in t%e deter1in#tion of t%e C'(E)EC, #nd u*% f#*t i
uffi*ient to den+ # &#rt+ re"itr#tion #nd #**redit#tion. 8nder A#tic)e I/0C& Section 1234 of the 5678
Con"tit%tion, (a#tie"& o#ganization" an! coa)ition" that 9"eek to achieve thei# goa)" th#o%gh
vio)ence o# %n)af%) 'ean": "ha)) $e !enie! #egi"t#ation. .%i di9u#lifi*#tion i reiter#ted in
Section ;5 of B.P. 775, $%i*% &ro4ide t%#t :no &oliti*#l &#rt+ $%i*% ee7 to #*%ie4e it "o#l t%rou"%
4iolen*e %#ll ,e entitled to #**redit#tion.;
E<e*uti4e 'rder No. 292, ot%er$ie 7no$n # t%e Re4ied Ad1initr#ti4e Code, "(ecifica))-
e'(oe#" a!'ini"t#ative agencie" to a!'it an! give (#o$ative va)%e to evi!ence co''on)-
acce(ta$)e $- #ea"ona$)- (#%!ent 'en, #nd to take notice of *%!icia))- cogniza$)e fact". 0urt%er,
under t%e Rule of Court, *%!icia) notice 'a- $e taken of 'atte#" that a#e of 9(%$)ic
kno)e!ge& o# a#e ca(a$)e of %n<%e"tiona$)e !e'on"t#ation.: