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Rogelio Z. Bagabuyo vs. Commission on Elections (COMELEC)

ROGELIO Z. BAGABUYO,Petitioner,versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondent.

G.R. No. 176970 | 2008-12-08

D E C I S I O N
 
BRION, J.:

Before us is the petition for certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus,[1] with a prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order and a writ of preliminary injunction, filed by Rogelio Bagabuyo (petitioner) to prevent the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) from implementing Resolution No. 7837 on the ground that Republic Act No. 9371[2] - the law that Resolution No. 7837 implements - is unconstitutional.

BACKGROUND FACTS

On October 10, 2006, Cagayan de Oro's then Congressman Constantino G. Jaraula filed and sponsored House Bill No. 5859: "An Act Providing for the Apportionment of the Lone...