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NILO D. SOLIVA, ROGELIO B. DOCE, HERNANITA M. BACQUIAL, ULYSSES B. SUCATRE, ANTONIO D. DURON, EDUARDO HINUNANGAN, MONICA P. LASALA, CARLOS E. MARTINEZ, and ROSIANA L. POPADERA vs COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, ALEXANDER C. BACQUIAL, ISMAEL O. TITO, FAUSTINO A. ABATAYO, DAVID P. ALEJO, MAMERTO L. BACON, CESAR C. OSA, PRUDENCIO L. PABILLORE, ARMANDO S. PANGADLIN, ENICETO U. SALAS, and QUINTIN A. SAY-AO

NILO D. SOLIVA, ROGELIO B. DOCE, HERNANITA M. BACQUIAL, ULYSSES B. SUCATRE, ANTONIO D. DURON, EDUARDO HINUNANGAN, MONICA P. LASALA, CARLOS E. MARTINEZ, and ROSIANA L. POPADERA, petitioners, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, ALEXANDER C. BACQUIAL, ISMAEL O. TITO, FAUSTINO A. ABATAYO, DAVID P. ALEJO, MAMERTO L. BACON, CESAR C. OSA, PRUDENCIO L. PABILLORE, ARMANDO S. PANGADLIN, ENICETO U. SALAS, and QUINTIN A. SAY-AO, respondents.

G.R. No. 141723 | 2001-04-20

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

Before us is a petition for certiorari and prohibition under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court with a prayer for the issuance of a writ of preliminary injunction and/or temporary restraining order to nullify and set aside the resolution of public respondent Commission on Elections (COMELEC) dated February 11, 2000 in Comelec SPA No. 98-324, declaring a failure of election in the entire municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez (RTR), Agusan del Norte and nullifying the proclamation of herein petitioners as the winning candidates in the May 11, 1998 local election. The petition also seeks to enjoin and prohibit...