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Zacarias A. Ticzon vs.COMELEC [DISSENTING OPINION, TEEHANKEE, J.]

ZACARIAS A. TICZON, petitioner vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, respondent. / ZACARIAS A. TICZON, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF SAN PABLO CITY and ANTONIO B. COSICO, respondents. CESAR P. DIZON, intervenor. / RAMON ARMEDILLA, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and CESAR P. DIZON, respondents. [DISSENTING OPINION, TEEHANKEE, J.]

G.R. No. L-52451 | 1981-03-31

TEEHANKEE, J., dissenting:

1. This is a sorry tale that will go into the record books as the case where three (3) successive restraining orders issued unanimously by the Supreme Court enjoining enforcement of an equal number of successive Comelec resolutions arbitrarily issued ex parte after the elections (1) suspending the canvass of the election returns of San Pablo City (to prevent the proclamation of the winner); (2) replacing the original board of canvassers with a new and more pliant board and transferring the venue of the canvassing to Manila; and (3) disqualifying the winning mayoralty candidate Zacarias A. Ticson for alleged...