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Wacnang vs. COMELEC et al.

LAWRENCE B. WACNANG, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and FLOYDELIA R. DIASEN, Respondents.

G.R. No. 178024 | 2008-10-17

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

This Petition for Certiorari filed - under Rule 64, in relation with Rule 65, of the Rules of Court - by Lawrence B. Wacnang (petitioner) seeks to set aside and annul Resolution No. 7911 issued on May 11, 2007 by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) En Banc. The assailed resolution gave due course to the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of Floydelia R. Diasen (private respondent) for the position of Governor of Kalinga Province.

THE ANTECEDENTS

The petitioner was the official candidate of the LAKAS-CMD-LP-KAMPI-NPC Team Unity (LAKAS-CMD) for the position of Governor of Kalinga Province in the May 14, 2007 elections....