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Seneres vs. COMELEC and Robles

DR. HANS CHRISTIAN M. SENERES, Petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and MELQUIADES A. ROBLES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 178678 | 2009-04-16

D E C I S I O N

VELASCO, JR., J.:

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Certiorari[1] under Rule 65 with a prayer for a temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction to nullify and enjoin the implementation of the Resolution[2] dated July 19, 2007 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), which declared respondent Melquiades Robles (Robles) as the President of Buhay Hayaan Yumabong (Buhay).
 
The Undisputed Facts

In 1999, private respondent Robles was elected president and chairperson of Buhay, a party-list group duly registered with COMELEC.[3] The constitution of BUHAY provides for a three-year term for all its party officers,...