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Bautista vs. COMELEC

RAYMUNDO A. @ OCA BAUTISTA, petitioner, vs. HONORABLE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, JOSEFINA P. JARENO, HON. MAYOR RAYMUND M. APACIBLE, FRANCISCA C. RODRIGUEZ, AGRIPINA B. ANTIG, MARIA G. CANOVAS, and DIVINA ALCOREZA, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 154796-97 | 2003-10-23

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is a petition for certiorari and prohibition with a prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order to nullify Resolution Nos. 5404 and 5584 of the Commission on Elections ("COMELEC") en banc. Resolution No. 5404[1] dated 23 July 2002 ordered the deletion of Raymundo A. Bautista's ("Bautista") name from the official list of candidates for the position of Punong Barangay of Barangay Lumbangan, Nasugbu, Batangas ("Lumbangan") in the 15 July 2002 elections. Resolution No. 5584[2] dated 10 August 2002 provided for the policy of the COMELEC regarding proclaimed...