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Mayor Abraham N. Tolentino Vs. Commission on Elections, et al.

MAYOR ABRAHAM N. TOLENTINO, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, JOCELYN RICARDO, ARNEL TARUC, MARLENE D. CATAN, MARIA THERESA MENDOZA COSTA, FIDELA ROFOLS CASTILLO, DOMINADOR BASSI, ROBERTO MALABANAN, NERISSA MANZANO, LEONIDEZ MAGLABE HERNANDEZ, TAGUMPAY REYES, ELINA FAJARDO, and MARIA CORAZON MARQUIACAS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 183806-08 | 2008-09-16

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

We resolve the Petition for Certiorari filed by proclaimed Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham N. Tolentino (petitioner Tolentino) under Rule 64, in relation with Rule 65, of the Revised Rules of Court. The petition seeks to set aside and annul the Orders dated June 12, 2008 and July 21, 2008 by the Second Division of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in EPC Nos. 2007-07, 2007-08, and 2007-09, and prayed for the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to restrain the COMELEC from enforcing the assailed orders.

EPC Nos. 2007-07, 2007-08, and 2007-09 are the election protests filed by the presumably losing...