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Romulo F. Pecson Vs. Commission on Elections, et al.

ROMULO F. PECSON, Petitioner,versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT and LYNDON A. CUNANAN,Respondents.

G.R. No. 182865 | 2008-12-24

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

This petition for certiorari - filed by Romulo F. Pecson (Pecson) under Rule 64, in relation with Rule 65 of the Revised Rules of Court - seeks to set aside and annul the Resolution dated May 21, 2008 of the Commission on Elections en banc (COMELEC) in SPR 60-2007.[1] The assailed Resolution nullified the grant (via a Special Order) by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 56, Angeles City, of the execution pending appeal of its Decision in the election contest between Pecson and the private respondent Lyndon A. Cunanan (Cunanan), the proclaimed winner in the 2007 mayoralty election in Magalang, Pampanga.

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