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C. delos Reyes vs. COMELEC, et al

CORNELIO DELOS REYES, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and ROMEO H. VASQUEZ, Respondents.

G.R. No. 170070 | 2007-02-28

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AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before the Court is a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court assailing the October 25, 2004 Resolution[1] of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Second Division and the September 30, 2005 Resolution[2] of the COMELEC En Banc in EAC No. 90-2002.[3]

The facts are as summarized by the COMELEC and the Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC), Branch 23, Manila.

In the July 15, 2002 Barangay Elections, Cornelio Delos Reyes (Delos Reyes) and Romeo H. Vasquez (Vasquez) vied for the position of Barangay Chairman of Barangay 414, Zone 42, District 4, Manila (Barangay 414). After the canvass of...