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Ma Amelita Villarosa vs House of Representative Electoral Tribunal, et al

MA. AMELITA C. VILLAROSA, petitioner, vs. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL and RICARDO V. QUINTOS, respondents.

G.R. No. 143351 | 2000-09-14

D E C I S I O N
DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:
These cases, which were ordered consolidated on 15 August 2000, have their genesis in HRET Case No. 98-030,[1] an election protest case filed by private respondent Ricardo V. Quintos (hereafter QUINTOS) against petitioner Amelita C. Villarosa (hereafter VILLAROSA) before the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (hereafter HRET).
VILLAROSA and QUINTOS were the only candidates for the office of Representative of the Lone Legislative District of Occidental Mindoro in the 11 May 1998 synchronized national and local elections. On 27 May 1998 the Provincial Board of Canvassers proclaimed VILLAROSA as the...