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    The Supreme Court suspended the oath-taking of newly elected officers of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) due to reports of violations of IBP by-laws during the election campaign. A committee was formed and numerous witnesses testified. It was found that the by-laws prohibiting electioneering, overspending, and use of government resources were violated. As a result, the June 3, 1989 elections were annulled, relevant by-laws were amended, and new elections would be held with restrictions on certain candidates.

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    The Supreme Court suspended the oath-taking of newly elected officers of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) due to reports of violations of IBP by-laws during the election campaign. A committee was formed and numerous witnesses testified. It was found that the by-laws prohibiting electioneering, overspending, and use of government resources were violated. As a result, the June 3, 1989 elections were annulled, relevant by-laws were amended, and new elections would be held with restrictions on certain candidates.

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    In Re 1989 Elections of The IBP

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    The Supreme Court suspended the oath-taking of newly elected officers of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) due to reports of violations of IBP by-laws during the election campaign. A committee was formed and numerous witnesses testified. It was found that the by-laws prohibiting electioneering, overspending, and use of government resources were violated. As a result, the June 3, 1989 elections were annulled, relevant by-laws were amended, and new elections would be held with restrictions on certain candidates.

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    In re 1989 Elections of the IBP

    Facts:

    After the election of the national officers of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (hereafter
    “IBP”) held on June 3, 1989, the newly-elected officers were set to take the their oath of office
    before the Supreme Court en banc. However, disturbed by the widespread reports from
    lawyers who had witnessed or participated in the proceedings and the adverse comments
    published in the columns of some newspapers about the intensive electioneering and
    overspending by the candidates, led by the main protagonists for the office of president of the
    association, namely, Attorneys Nereo Paculdo, Ramon Nisce, and Violeta C. Drilon, the alleged
    use of government planes, and the officious intervention of certain public officials to influence
    the voting, all of which were done in violation of the IBP By-Laws which prohibit such activities.
    The Supreme Court en banc, exercising its power of supervision over the Integrated Bar,
    resolved to suspend the oath-taking of the IBP officers-elect and to inquire into the veracity of
    the reports.

    The election process itself (i.e. the voting and the canvassing of votes on June 3, 1989) was
    unanimously adjudged by the participants and observers to be above board. What the Court
    viewed with considerable concern was the reported electioneering and extravagance that
    characterized the campaign conducted by the three candidates for president of the IBP.

    The Court en banc formed a committee and total of forty-nine (49) witnesses appeared and
    testified in response to subpoenas issued by the Court to shed light on the conduct of the
    elections.

    Issue: Whether or not IBP by-laws were violated.

    Decision:

    IBP by-laws were violated. Elections held on June 3,1989 be annulled, relevant by-laws be
    amended as per the court’s resolution and new elections be held such that the persons named
    in the resolution cannot contest for any IBP position.

    A basic postulate of the IBP, heavily stressed at the time of its organization and commencement
    of existence, is that the IBP shall be non-political in character and that there shall be no
    lobbying nor campaigning in the choice of members of the Board of Governors and of the
    House of Delegates, and of the IBP officers, national or regional, or chapter. The fundamental
    assumption was that officers, delegates and governors would be chosen on the basis of
    professional merit and willingness and ability to serve.

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