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Mutilan vs. COMELEC

DR. MAHID M. MUTILAN, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS PROMULGATED: AND ZALDY UY AMPATUAN, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 171248 | 2007-04-02

D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case

Before the Court is a petition for certiorari[1] assailing the 28 December 2005 Order[2] of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) En Banc.
 
The Antecedent Facts

Dr. Mahid M. Mutilan (petitioner) and Zaldy Uy Ampatuan (private respondent) were candidates for Governor during the election of regional officials held on 8 August 2005 in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). On 11 August 2005, private respondent was proclaimed as the duly elected Governor of the ARMM.

On 19 August 2005, petitioner filed an Electoral Protest and/or Petition to Annul the Elections. The case...