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Aquilino Q. Pimentel Vs. Comelec, et al.

AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR., petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, DOMINADOR MICO, DIONISIO CAOILI, OFELIA PASTOR, FLOR MERCADO, and MARVELYN RAMIRO, respondent.

G.R. No. 126394 | 1998-04-24

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J:

The Commission on Elections or COMELEC, acting as a National Canvassing Board for the May 8, 1995 elections, while canvassing the returns in the senatorial race, found a discrepancy between the Provincial Certificate of Canvas for Ilocos Norte and its supporting Statement of Votes per precinct or municipality for the province, such that the votes for candidates Juan Ponce Enrile, Franklin M. Drilon, Ramon V. Mitra, as appearing in the Provincial Certificate of Canvass 1 were more than the votes tallied as appearing in the Statement of Votes, 2 thus:

Candidate Votes appearing in the Votes appearing in the...