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Sabeniano vs. COMELEC

MODESTA R. SABENIANO, ALEJANDRO S. DECANO, CARLOS U. MENEZ, MANUEL M. MEJIA, JOSE S. FAMA, GAUDENCIO S. SIAPNO, GUILLERMO C. LAZO, CECILIA I. FRANCISCO, LUCRECIA H. GUINTO and ILDEFONSO D. MELECIO, petitioners, vs. COMELEC, THE CITY BOARD OF CANVASSERS of Dagupan City, CIPRIANO M. MANAOIS, FELIPE S. SIAPNO, CORAZON C. FERNANDEZ, CONRADO L. GUADIZ, LIBERATO C. REYES, JR., REGINO R. RAVANZO, JR., PEDRO T. TORIO, JR., ALFREDO D. STA. MARIA, CESARIO S. VILLAMIL and RICARDO C. VILLAMIL, JR., respondents.

G.R. No. L-53619 | 1980-11-21

D E C I S I O N


MAKASIAR, J.:

Petitioners were the Nacionalista Party official candidates for Mayor, Vice Mayor and Sangguniang Panglunsod members of the City of Dagupan, while private respondents were the Kilusan ng Bagong Lipunan official candidates in the last January 30, 1980 local elections.

Respondent City Board of Canvassers completed its canvass of the election returns at 2:35 o clock in the afternoon of February 1, 1980; and immediately thereafter, proclaimed all the private respondents as the duly elected candidates to the various positions above-mentioned. The Certificate of Canvass of the Votes Cast and Proclamation of the...