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Danilo E. Paras vs Commission on Elections (COMELEC) 264 SCRA 49

DANILO E. PARAS, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, respondent.

G.R. No. 123169 | 1996-11-04

R E S O L U T I O N
 
FRANCISCO, J.:

Petitioner Danilo E. Paras is the incumbent Punong Barangay of Pula, Cabanatuan City who won during the last regular barangay election in 1994. A petition for his recall as Punong Barangay was filed by the registered voters of the barangay. Acting on the petition for recall, public respondent Commission on Elections (COMELEC) resolved to approve the petition, scheduled the petition signing on October 14, 1995, and set the recall election on November 13,1995. 1 At least 29.30% of the registered voters signed the petition, well above the 25% requirement provided by law. The COMELEC, however, deferred...