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Digman, Cecil vs. Commission on Elections, et al.

CECIL DIGMAN, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (First Division) and MARCELO U. AGUINDADAO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-55988 | 1983-02-18

D E C I S I O N


AQUINO, J.:

This is a case on turncoatism or political opportunism. Cecil Digman was the Nacionalista candidate for vice-mayor of La Trinidad, Benguet in the election on January 30, 1980. On January 16, 1980, his opponent, Marcelo U. Aguindadao, the official candidate of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, filed with the Commission on Elections a petition to disqualify Digman on the ground of turncoatism (pp. 31-33, Rollo).

At the hearing, Aguindadao presented evidence proving that Digman was disqualified to run for vice-mayor because on December 26, 1979 he had affiliated himself with the KBL (p. 34, Rollo) and attended the...