Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of this Court dated 24 SEPT 2002.

G.R. No. 152295 (Antoniette V.C. Montesclaros, Maricel Aranzo, Josephine Atangan, Ronald Atangan and Clariza Decena, and Other Youth of the Land Similarly Situated, Petitioners, vs. Commission on Elections, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Budget and Management, Executive Secretary of the Office of the President, Senator Franklin Drilon in his capacity as Senate President and Senator Aquilino Pimentel in his capacity as Minority Leader of the Senate of the Philippines, Congressman Jose de Venecia in his capacity as Speaker, Congressman Agusto L. Syjuco in his capacity as Chairman of the Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, and Congressman Emilio C. Macias II in his capacity as Chairman of the Committee on Local Government of the House of Representatives, The President of the Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan, and all their Agents and Representatives, Respondents.)

The Very Urgent Manifestation dated August 28, 2002 filed by petitioners seeking clarification of the Decision in this case dated July 9, 2002 and the Resolution dated August 13, 2002 is DENIED for raising issues not raised in their petition dated March 11, 2002.

Very truly yours,

LUZVIMINDA D. PUNO

Clerk of Court

(Sgd.) MA. LUISA D. VILLARAMA

Asst. Clerk of Court