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Abella vs. Commission On Elections (Comelec) 201 SCRA 253

BENJAMIN P. ABELLA, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, and ADELINA Y. LARRAZABAL, respondents.

G.R. No. 100710 | 1991-09-03

D E C I S I O N

GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

The main issue in these consolidated petitions centers on who is the rightful governor of the province of Leyte - 1) petitioner Adelina Larrazabal (G.R. No. 100739) who obtained the highest number of votes in the local elections of February 1, 1988 and was proclaimed as the duly elected governor but who was later declared by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ". to lack both residence and registration qualifications for the position of Governor of Leyte as provided by Art. X, Section 12, Philippine Constitution in relation to Title II, Chapter I, Sec. 42, B.P. Blg. 137 and Sec. 89, R.A. No. 179 and...