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Francisco Mogueis, Jr. Vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

FRANCISCO MOGUEIS, JR., petitioner, vs. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and CESAR AL BISNAR, respondents.

G.R. No. L-66547 | 1985-05-07

D E C I S I O N


PLANA, J.:

Petitioner Francisco Mogueis, Jr. ran as the official candidate of the Bicol Saro (BS) for Mayor of San Fernando, Masbate in the elections of January 30, 1980, won by a majority of only two votes over his closest rival, herein respondent Cesar Al Bisnar (KBL candidate), and was accordingly proclaimed Mayor-elect. He subsequently assumed office.

Bisnar filed an election protest in the then Court of First Instance of Masbate, contesting the election results in eleven voting centers (Nos. 1, 1-A, 2-A, 3-A, 4-A, 7, 8, 17, 21, 22 and 23) for alleged irregularities, including fraud, not only in the voting process...