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Voting
CONFLI CONSE CASES
CT NSUS
Most There is Kathlee
states, consens n Knox
if not all, us when In 2014,
have the former
political political auditor-
parties candida controll
by tes er
which agree to candida
the the te
voters guidelin Kathlee
select es n Knox,
from regardin who
when g during
time election the
comes period. campaig
for It is n
election. expecte pledged
There is d of to "fight
a them to waste
conflict play by and
in voting the fraud,"
because rules. pleaded
citizens no
take a contest
stand to three
on who counts
they of voter
think is fraud.
perfect As a
for the candida
position te for
while on auditor-
the controll
political er, Knox
candida put
teʼs side down a
there is false
conflict address
when it as her
comes place of
to residen
persuad ce. She
ing was
voters fined
to vote and
for sentenc
them.
them. ed to
three
years of
probatio
n.
Source:
bayarea
ne.ws/
2sPQ0z
v, bit.ly/
2tNtTXF
, bit.ly/
2tsSTEk

R. Political Movement
CONFLI CONSE CASE
CT NSUS
Conflict Consen The
is seen sus case of
in arises in the
political political gang
moveme moveme rape
nt. It nts and
could when a murder
be group of of an
betwee people eight-
n the unites in year-old
people order to girl in
protesti be Jammu
ng for a heard and
cause by the Kashmir
against govern state
the ment. was
govern This originall
ment or happen y
they s when reporte
protest there d in
to be are January.
heard alarmin But it
and for g wasn't
the circums until last
state to tances week,
take which when a
action arenʼt group of
on the given lawyers
problem attentio and
at hand. n by the right-
state wing
maybe Hindu
because activists
of lack
of lack attempt
of ed to
initiative forcibly
or other block
reasons. investig
ators
from
filing
charges
against
the men
accused
, that
the case
began
to gain
nationwi
de
attentio
n.The
actions
of the
Hindu
nationali
sts have
in turn
resulted
in a
counter
-
campaig
n on
social
media,
demand
ing
justice
for the
young
victim.

The
online
campaig
n, which
has
drawn
widespr
ead
support
from a
number
of high-
profile
Indian
celebriti
es, has
helped
push
the
issue to
the
forefron
t of the
national
agenda,
putting
pressur
e on the
BJP to
reel in
its
support
ers.
Referen
 ce:
cnn.co
m

^. Politics of Bureaucracy
CONFLI CONSE CASE
CT NSUS
It Consen Petition
cannot sus is er
be reached Pelizloy
avoided when Realty
for there Corpora
different would tion
agencie be talks owns
s in the betwee Palm
govern n the Grove
ment to departm Resort
have ents in Tuba,
different involved Benguet
decision and , which
s on they has
matters. would facilities
When decide like
this for the swimmi
happen best ng
s, solution pools, a
conflict in the spa and
may matter function
arise they halls.
because wanted
each to solve. In 2005,
agency the
or Provinci
departm al Board
ent of
would Benguet
not approve
want to d its
seem Revenu
inefficie e Code
nt. of 2005.
Section
59, the
tax
ordinan
ce
levied a
10%
amusem
ent tax
on
gross
receipts
from
admissi
ons to
"resorts
,
swimmi
ng
pools,
bath
houses,
hot
springs
and
tourist
spots."

Pelizloy'
s posits
that
amusem
ent tax
is an
ultra
vires
act.
Thus, it
filed an
appeal/
petition
before
the
Secretar
y of
Justice.
Upon
the
Secretar
yʼs
failure
to
decide
on the
appeal
within
sixty
days,
Pelizloy
filed a
Petition
for
Declarat
ory
Relief
and
Injunctio
n before
the
RTC.

Pelizloy
argued
that the
impositi
on was
in
violation
of the
limitatio
n on the
taxing
powers
of local
govern
ment
units
under
Section
133 (i)
of the
Local
Govern
ment
Code,
which
provide
s that
the
exercise
of the
taxing
powers
of
provinc
es,
cities,
municip
alities,
and
baranga
ys shall
not
extend
to the
levy of
percent
age or
value-
added
tax
(VAT)
on
sales,
barters
or
exchang
es or
similar
transact
ions on
goods
or
services
except
as
otherwi
se
provide
d.

The
Provinc
e of
Benguet
assailed
the that
the
phrase
‘other
places
of
amusem
entʼ in
Section
140 (a)
of the
LGC enc
ompass
es
resorts,
swimmi
ng
pools,
bath
houses,
hot
springs,
and
tourist
spots
since
Article
131 (b)
of the
LGC
defines
"amuse
ment"
as
"pleasur
able
diversio
n and
entertai
nment
synony
mous to
relaxatio
n,
avocatio
n,
pastime,
or fun."

RTC
rendere
da
Decisio
n
assailed
Decisio
n
dismissi
ng the
Petition
for
Declarat
ory
Relief
and
Injunctio
n for
lack of
merit.
Procedu
rally, the
RTC
ruled
that
Declarat
ory
Relief
was a
proper
remedy.
Howeve
r, it gave
credenc
e to the
Provinc
e of
Benguet
's
assertio
n that
resorts,
swimmi
ng
pools,
bath
houses,
hot
springs,
and
tourist
spots
are
encomp
assed
by the
phrase
‘other
places
of
amusem
entʼ in
Section
140 of
 the
LGC.

j. Internal Government
CONFLI CONSE CASE
CT NSUS
There is There is Respon
a agreem dent
cleavag ent Pilipinas
e in the betwee Shell
internal n the Petro-
govern two leum
ment opposin Corpora
when g forces tion
itʼs when (Shell)
subordi their filed a
nates case is claim
(i.e. present for
citizens, ed in refund
private the of the
compani court excise
es) and the taxes it
stumble judge paid on
upon gives petroleu
problem out a m
s with sentenc product
the e or a s it sold
policies solution to
made to the internati
by the case. onal
former. Both carriers
parties of
should foreign
respect registry
the for their
decision use or
of the consum
judge ption
and outside
there the
should Philippin
be no es, with
bias the
especial Large
ly if the Taxpaye
other rs Audit
side is &
the Investig
govern ation
ment Division
because
because II of the
everyon Bureau
e is of
equal Internal
under Revenu
the law. e (BIR).
No
action
was
taken by
the BIR,
prompti
ng Shell
to file a
petition
for
review
with the
Court of
Tax
Appeal.
The CTA
ruled in
favor of
respond
 ent.

m. Integrative Institutions
CONFLI CONSE CASE
CT NSUS
Conflict Consen Congres
arises sus is swoman
betwee achieve Ann
n d when Wagner
integrati the (MO-02
ve parties ) and
instituti involved Congres
ons divulge swoman
when in Carolyn
there is peacefu Maloney
a clash l talks in (NY-12)
of order to introduc
beliefs, reach ed the
ideals an Empowe
and etc. agreem ring
ent that Financia
would l
pacify Instituti
them ons to
both. Fight
Human
Trafficki
ng Act
of 2018.
The
legislati
on
would
improve
informat
ion
sharing
betwee
n non-
profit
organiz
ations
that
work
closely
with
trafficki
ng
victims
and
financial
instituti
ons, in
order to
help the
financial
industry
better
identify
and
respond
to
human
trafficki
ng
activity.
This
legislati
on is
part of
Congres
swoman
Wagnerʼ
s
ongoing
fight
against
human
trafficki
ng in
the
United
States
and
around
the
globe.
Earlier
this
year,
the
Congres
swoman
ʼs Allow
States
and
Victims
to Fight
Online
Sex
 Trafficki
ng Act
(FOSTA)
became
law and
continu
es to
disrupt
the
domesti
c online
sex
trafficki
ng
market.

References:
https://wagner.house.gov/
media-center/press-releases/
new-wagner-legislation-
empowers-financial-
institutions-in-fight-http://
lawstudentpinoy.blogspot.co
m/2016/03/case-digest-
pelizloy-v-benguet.html?
m=https://
www.senate.gov.ph/
publications/STSRO/
primer%20digest%202012-20
14%20POSTING.pdf