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Velayo vs. COMELEC [DECISION]

ARTHUR V. VELAYO, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND ERNESTO NATIVIDAD, respondents.

G.R. No. 135613 | 2000-03-09

D E C I S I O N
 
PUNO, J.:
 
In this special civil action for certiorari, petitioner Arthur V. Velayo seeks to set aside the Resolution issued by respondent Commission on Elections dated October 6, 1998 annulling his proclamation, and directing the Board of Canvassers of Gapan, Nueva Ecija to convene immediately, exclude Precincts 44A, 44A2, 50A and 50A1, and immediately proclaim the winning candidate for Mayor of Gapan, Nueva Ecija.

Petitioner Arthur V. Velayo and private respondent Ernesto Natividad were among the candidates for mayor of Gapan, Nueva Ecija in the May 11, 1998 elections. The Municipal Board of Canvassers constituted...