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Alizaman S. Sangcopan Vs. COMELEC, et al.

ALIZAMAN S. SANGCOPAN, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (referred to as the COMMISSION), GREENSTAR BOCAY MANGAN-DINGAN, NAIFA BUCAY MANGANDINGAN, AGAKHAN GUINAL MACALUPANG, ABOLKHAIR TAGORANAO ALAWI, SAIDOMAR ABDULNASSER ALI, SAMSODEN GUINAL MACADATO, NORAIN ANGNI MACMOD, MACAPUNDAG GUINAL MACMOD, as the illegally proclaimed winning candidates of Barangay BASAK/BANGCO, represented in this petition by their counsel of record, ATTY. SUPERMAN A. USOP, the Board of Election Tellers, all of Barangay BASAK/BANGCO & ABBAS ASIRA, the then Acting Municipal Election Officer, Municipality of Madalum, Province of Lanao del Sur, Respondents.

G.R. No. 170216 | 2008-03-12

DECISION


AZCUNA, J.:

This is a petition for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus[1] alleging that the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) en banc committed grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction in issuing the Resolution dated August 26, 2005 denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration and affirming the Resolution dated May 12, 2005 of the COMELEC, Second Division.

The Resolution dated May 12, 2005 denied petitioner's petition to annul the proclamation of private respondents as the winning candidates in the special barangay elections of August 13, 2002 held in Barangay Basak/Bangco.

The facts are as...