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Chu vs COMELEC

JESUS L. CHU, PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, THE MUNICIPAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF USON, MASBATE AND SALVADORA O. SANCHEZ, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 135423 | 1999-11-29

D E C I S I O N
 
GONZAGA-REYES, J.:
 
Assailed in this petition for certiorari under Rule 65 is the September 1, 1998 resolution of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc in SPC No. 98-109, denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration and affirming the June 8, 1998 order of its Second Division.[1] The aforesaid order upheld the ruling of the Municipal Board of Canvassers of Uson, Masbate to include in its canvassing the 37 election returns objected to by petitioner.

Petitioner Jesus L. Chu and private respondent Salvadora O. Sanchez (Sanchez) were candidates for municipal mayor of Uson, Masbate in the May...