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Gabriel Casimiro, etal. Vs. Comm. On Electios, etal

GABRIEL CASIMIRO and UNIDO PARTY, petitioners, vs. HON. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, LAS PI?AS BOARD OF CANVASSERS, RASALINO RIGUERA, ALFREDO JUNTILLA, REMIGIO RAMOS, EDUARDO CASTILLO and REYNALDO SALVADOR, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 84462-63 | 1989-03-29

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

In the local elections of 18 January 1988 Gabriel P. Casimiro was the UNIDO candidate for Mayor of the Municipality of Las Piñas, Metro Manila. Alfredo Juntilla and Rosalino Riguera were also candidates for the same position of Mayor, with Riguera having been ultimately proclaimed Mayor.

Remigio Ramos and Eduardo Castillo were both candidates for Vice-Mayor; while Reynaldo Salvador was a candidate for Councilor, all in the same municipality.

During the canvassing of votes, the following cases, pertinent to these petitions, were filed before public respondent Commission on Elections...