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Salipongan L. Dagloc Vs. COMELEC, et al

SALIPONGAN L. DAGLOC, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, BAI SUSAN A. SAMAD and KENNEDY P. DILANGALEN, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 154442-47 | 2003-12-10

D E C I S I O N

AZCUNA, J.:

This is a petition for certiorari and prohibition with a prayer for the issuance of a writ of preliminary injunction and/or temporary restraining order, under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, seeking the nullification of the resolution[1] dated July 18, 2002 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) en banc. Petitioner primarily contends that the COMELEC en banc committed grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction in ordering the exclusion from canvass of the election returns from nine precincts in the Municipality of Kabuntalan, Province of Maguindanao, in connection with the May 14,...