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Datu Pax Pakung S. Mangudadatu Vs. The House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal & Angelo O. Montilla

DATU PAX PAKUNG S. MANGUDADATU, Petitioner, versus THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL and ANGELO O. MONTILLA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 179813 | 2008-12-18

DECISION


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

Before us is a petition for certiorari with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order and/or writ of preliminary injunction[1] assailing Resolution Nos. 07-179[2] dated August 16, 2007 and 07-300[3] dated September 19, 2007, of the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) in HRET Case No. 07-021, entitled Angelo O. Montilla v. Datu Pax Pakung S. Mangudadatu.

Datu Pax Pakung S. Mangudadatu (petitioner) and Angelo O. Montilla (private respondent) were congressional candidates for the First District of Sultan Kudarat during the May 14, 2007 national elections. Petitioner won by...