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Urbano M. Moreno vs. Commission on Elections (COMELEC)

URBANO M. MORENO, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and NORMA L. MEJES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 168550 | 2006-08-10

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
Tinga, J.: 
 
In this Petition[1] dated July 6, 2005, Urbano M. Moreno (Moreno) assails the Resolution[2] of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc dated June 1, 2005, affirming the Resolution[3] of the Comelec First Division dated November 15, 2002 which, in turn, disqualified him from running for the elective office of Punong Barangay of Barangay Cabugao, Daram, Samar in the July 15, 2002 Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. 
 
The following are the undisputed facts: 
 
Norma L. Mejes (Mejes) filed a petition to disqualify Moreno from running for...