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Federico Sandoval III vs HRET & Aurora Oreta

FEDERICO S. SANDOVAL II, petitioner, vs. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL (HRET) and AURORA ROSARIO A. ORETA, respondents.

G.R. No. 149380 | 2002-07-03

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

Was substituted service of summons validly effected on herein petitioner Federico S. Sandoval II in the election protest filed by herein respondent Aurora Rosario A. Oreta before the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET)? This is the only issue for resolution in the instant Petition for Certiorari with Prayer for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure assailing HRET Resolutions Nos. 01-081 dated 12 July 2001 and 01-118 dated 9 August 2001.

Petitioner Sandoval and respondent Oreta were candidates for the lone congressional...