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F Sandoval vs COMELEC & C S Oreta

FEDERICO S. SANDOVAL, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and CANUTO SENEN A. ORETA, respondents.

G.R. No.133842 | 2000-01-26

D E C I S I O N


PUNO, J.:

The petition at bar assails the order of the Commission on Elections , (COMELEC) en banc dated June 2, 1998 nullifying and setting aside the proclamation of petitioner Federico S. Sandoval as congressman-elect for the Malabon-Navotas legislative district.

The facts are as follows:

Petitioner Federico S. Sandoval and private respondent Canuto Senen Greta, together with Pedro Domingo, Mariano Santiago, Symaco Benito and Warren Serna, vied for the congressional seat for the Malabon-Navotas legislative district during the election held on May 11, 1998.

On election day, after the votes have been cast and counted...