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Edgardo C. Nolasco vs. COMELEC

EDGARDO C. NOLASCO, petitioner vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, MUNICIPAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS, MEYCAUAYAN, BULACAN, and EDUARDO A. ALARILLA, respondents.

G.R. No. 122250 | 1997-07-21

D E C I S I O N


PUNO, J.:

First, we rewind the facts. The election for mayor of Meycauayan, Bulacan was held on May 8, 1995. The principal protagonists were petitioner Florentino P. Blanco and private respondent Eduardo A. Alarilla. Blanco received 29,753 votes, while Alarilla got 23,038 votes. 1 Edgardo Nolasco was elected Vice-Mayor with 37,240 votes.

On May 9, 1995, Alarilla filed with the COMELEC a petition to disqualify Blanco. He alleged:

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4. Based on intelligence reports that respondent was maintaining his own "private army" at his aforesaid resident, P/Insp. Ronaldo O. Lee of the Philippine National Police assigned...