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Vilar vs. Paraiso 96 Phil 659

PEDRO V. VILAR, petitioner-appellant, vs. GAUDENCIO V. PARAISO, respondent-appellant.

G.R. No. L-8014 | 1955-03-14

D E C I S I O N

BAUTISTA ANGELO, J.:

In the general elections held on November 13, 1951, Pedro V. Vilar and Gaudencio V. Paraiso were among the candidates registered and voted for the office of mayor of Rizal, Nueva Ecija. After the canvass was made, Vilar obtained 1,467 votes while Paraiso garnered 1,509, and as a result the municipal board of canvassers proclaimed the latter as the mayor duly elected with a plurality of 41 votes. However, contending that Paraiso was ineligible to hold office as mayor because he was then a minister of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines and such was disqualified to be a candidate under section...