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[6/7] Bren Z. Guiao vs COMELEC

[6/7] BREN Z. GUIAO, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, ABER P. CANLAS, PROVINCIAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF PAMPANGA and MANUEL LUCERO, respondents. / Sedfrey A. Ordo?ez, Rene A.V. Saguisag and Jose Suarez for petitioner. / Farolan, Ganal & Associates for private respondent Canlas.

G.R. No. L-68056 | 1985-07-05

TEEHANKEE, J., dissenting.

The main issue admittedly joined by the protagonists is the validity or invalidity of the May 17, 1984 proclamation of respondent Aber P. Canlas as the winner of the fourth Batasan seat for the province of Pampanga as against petitioner Bren Z. Guiao who had filed formal objections to the inclusion in the canvass of various election returns which would alter the result (considering that only a narrow margin of 8,273 votes separated them, viz. respondent's 203,856 tallied votes as against petitioner's 195,583 votes).

I vote for the granting of the petition and the setting aside of the premature proclamation on...