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Mayor Jun Rascal Cawasa, et al vs COMELEC and Abdulmalik Manamparan

MAYOR JUN RASCAL CAWASA, COUNCILORS MAASIRAL DAMPA, H. ACKIL MAMANTUC, MOMOLAWAN MACALI, ANDAR TALI, ALLAN SANAYON, and AMIN SANGARAN, petitioners, vs. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and ABDULMALIK M. MANAMPARAN, respondents.

G.R. No. 150469 | 2002-07-03

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Certiorari with prayer for the issuance of a writ of preliminary injunction and a temporary restraining order under Rule 64 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure[1] assailing the Resolution of the Commission on Elections ("Comelec" for brevity) en banc[2] in SPC No. 01-276 dated October 24, 2001, the dispositive portion of which reads:

"WHEREFORE, premises considered, the instant petition is hereby GRANTED. The results of special elections held on 30 May 2001 covering Precincts Nos. 2A, 2A1/2A2 in Barangay Bangko, Precinct No. 3A in Barangay Cabasaran and clustered...