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REP. MA. CATALINA L. GO vs COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, FELIPE V. MONTEJO and ARVIN V. ANTONI

REP. MA. CATALINA L. GO, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, FELIPE V. MONTEJO and ARVIN V. ANTONI, respondents.

G.R. No. 147741 | 2001-05-10

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

The Case

In her petition for certiorari,[1] petitioner seeks to nullify the resolution of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) en banc declaring her disqualified to run for the office of governor of Leyte and mayor of Baybay, Leyte, because she filed certificates of candidacy for both positions and the withdrawal of her certificate of candidacy for mayor was filed late by twenty eight minutes from the deadline.

Forthwith, we issued an order[2] to maintain the status quo ante, in effect allowing petitioner's certificate of candidacy for governor in the meantime.

In its Comment,[3] the COMELEC justified its...