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Santos vs. Castaneda, Jr.

JESUS L. SANTOS, petitioner, vs. HON. JUDGE MARIANO CASTANEDA, JR., Presiding Judge, Branch III, Court of First Instance of Pampanga, and TOMAS GUEVARRA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-37645 | 1975-07-17

D E C I S I O N

CASTRO, J:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the order of the Court of First Instance of Pampanga dated August 25, 1974, in Election Contest 3858, dismissing the election protest filed by the herein petitioner Jesus L. Santos against the herein private respondent Tomas Guevarra. We set aside the order a quo for the reasons hereinbelow stated.

On November 16, 1971 the petitioner lodged an election protest against the private respondent who was proclaimed mayor-elect by the municipal board of canvassers of Mexico, Pampanga in the local elections of 1971 by a margin of 41 votes.

On May 15, 1973, with the protest...