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Constancio Jaugan vs. Vicente P Bullecer

CONSTANCIO JAUGAN, petitioner, vs. HON. VICENTE P BULLECER, Judge of the Court of First Instance of Mati; Davao Oriental and ERLINDA VIZCONDE IRIGO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-35148 | 1980-11-28

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

Appeal by certiorari from the decision dated May 24, 1972 of the Court of First Instance of Davao Oriental of Mati which, among others, declared private respondent Erlinda Irigo as the duly elected No. 8 Municipal Councilor of Mati, Davao Oriental.

In the 1971 local elections, petitioner Constancio Jaugan was proclaimed No. 8 municipal councilor of Mati, Davao Oriental by the municipal board of canvassers, having obtained 3,688 votes as against 3,651 votes of private respondent Erlinda Vizconde Irigo, also a candidate for the office of municipal councilor. An election protest was filed by private...