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Ariel De Guzman vs COMELEC and Nestor Pulido

ARIEL G. DE GUZMAN, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and NESTOR B. PULIDO, respondents.

G.R. No. 159713 | 2004-03-31

D E C I S I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before us is a petition for certiorari under Rule 64 in relation to Rule 65 of the Rules of Court assailing the Resolution, dated September 11, 2003 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) en banc[1] in EPC No. 2001-11 which affirmed the Resolution, dated April 2, 2003, of the COMELEC First Division[2] declaring respondent Nestor B. Pulido as the duly elected Number 2 Provincial Board Member of the First District of Pangasinan.

The facts are as follows:

On May 19, 2001, petitioner Ariel G. De Guzman was proclaimed winner of the second of two Provincial Board seats allocated for the First District...