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Ong vs. Comelec [DECISION]

JOSE L. ONG, JR., petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and WILMAR P. LUCERA, respondents.

G.R. No. 105717 | 1992-12-23

D E C I S I O N
 
ROMERO, J.:
 
The instant petition seeks to annul and set aside as having been issued with grave abuse of discretion the order issued by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) enbanc dated June 2, 1992 which directed the Provincial Board of Canvassers of Northern Samar not to reconvene unless instructed by the Commission, and its resolution dated June 13, 1992, insofar as it ordered a recount of ballots for precincts 7 and 16 of the Municipality of Silvino Lobos in Northern Samar.
 
The material facts of this case are as follows:
 
Petitioner and private respondent were candidates for the...