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Haji F.D. Adap, et al. vs. Comelec, et al.

HAJI FAISAL D. ADAP, MOHAAMMADALI G. PANGCOGA, ALLAN AMPUAN, CADER CARIM, HADJI YUSOPH BOHARY AMPUAN, DATHAMAN M. ABBAN,* LOMALA SARIP CADER, BONDIONG COMILING, HADJI OMAIR SARIP AMAROHOM,* * AMPUAN CASIM, PENDATUN B. ORANGOT, AMINOLLAH D. AMPUAN and PANGCOGA SARIPODEN, Petitioners, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, SARIPODEN M. PANGCOGA, AKIGAN PRETTY SARIPADA, CADER MARSOK, SAIDAMEN SANDAB, ALIBASAR BAYA ABDULSALAM, ABDUL SANDAB SULTAN, SALIMATAR SARIP, ABAY MARUHOM, SULTAN SARIP MACAUNDAS, ANTING ACO, COSAIN AMPUAN, ISMAEL CASIM, ISHAK ORANGOT, ALEM ALExANDER TOMARA SHARIEF, HADJI USMAN ALIBATO, ALANODIN BALINDONG and AL-SARIP MANAN DATU IMAM, Respondents.

G.R. No. 161984 | 2007-02-21

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AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

This resolves the Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition seeking to set aside the Resolution[1] of public respondent Commission on Elections, En Banc (COMELEC En Banc) dated January 27, 2004.

Petitioners were the proclaimed winning candidates for the position of Punong Barangay in their respective barangays in the municipality of Pagayawan, Lanao del Sur in the July 15, 2002 Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (2002 Elections). Individual respondents were candidates for the position of barangay chairmen in said 2002 elections, some of whom are Punong-Barangays proclaimed in the...