CRUZ [1] VS SECRETARY [2][3] Acronyms and shortcuts: IPRA - Indigenous Peoples Rights Act NCIP - National Commission on Indigenous Peoples DENR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources DBM - Department of Budget and Management SG - Solicitor General CHR - Commission on Human Rights Haribon, et al. - Ikalahan Indigenous People and the Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources, Inc. Doctrine: Q. What if the votes of court en banc are equally divided? A. Where the votes   in the Court en banc are equally divided and the necessary majority is not obtained, the case is redeliberated upon , but if after deliberation, the voting remains the same, the petition is dismissed pursuant to Rule 56, Section 7 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 56, Section 7 of the Rules of Civil Procedure provides: Section 7. Procedure if opinion is equally divided. — Where the court en banc is equally divided in opinion, or the necessary