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V C. Cadangen, et al. vs. The Commission on Elections

V.C. CADANGEN and ALLIANCE OF CIVIL SERVANTS, INC., Petitioners, versus THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondent.

G.R. No. 177179 | 2009-06-05

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

For resolution is a petition for certiorari and mandamus filed under Rules 64 and 65 of the Rules of Court assailing the March 26, 2007 Resolution[1] of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) en banc in SPP Case No. 06-040 (PL). In the questioned resolution, the COMELEC en banc denied petitioners' motion for the reconsideration of the February 13, 2007 Resolution[2] of the COMELEC Second Division.

The relevant antecedent facts and proceedings follow.

On September 13, 2006, petitioner Alliance of Civil Servants, Inc. (Civil Servants), represented by its then president, Atty. Sherwin R. Lopez, filed a petition for...