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Carlos Pontawe & Louie Lopez Vs. COMELEC

CARLOS C. PONTAWE and LOUIE P. LOPEZ, petitioners, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, ROSARIO T. CABANGON and ALFREDO B. FLORES, respondents.

G.R. Nos. L-59343 | 1985-04-24

D E C I S I O N


RELOVA, J.:

Federico Pontawe and Wilfredo Lopez were the candidates for the positions of Mayor and Member of the Sangguniang Bayan, respectively, of the Nacionalista Party (NP) during the elections of January 30, 1980 in Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan. On the other, Rosario T. Cabangon and Alfredo Flores were the candidates for Mayor and Member of the Sangguniang Bayan, respectively, of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL). On January 24, 1980, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) disqualified Federico Pontawe and Wilfredo Lopez on the ground of turncoatism in PDC Case No. 42.

The Nacionalista Party, on January 29, 1980, upon...