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Jamela Salic Maruhom Vs. Commssion on Elections and Mohammad Ali "Mericano" A. Abinal

JAMELA SALIC MARUHOM, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, and MOHAMMADALI “Mericano” A. ABINAL, Respondents.

G.R. No. 179430 | 2009-07-27

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

Before Us is a Petition for Certiorari[1] with Prayer for the Issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order and/or Writ of Preliminary Injunction assailing the Resolution[2] dated 21 August 2007 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) En Banc and Resolution[3] dated 8 May 2007 of the COMELEC First Division, both pertaining to SPA No. 07-093.

The facts gathered from the records are as follows:

Petitioner Jamela Salic Maruhom (Maruhom) and private respondent Mohammadali "Mericano" A. Abinal (Abinal) were mayoralty candidates in the Municipality of Marantao, Lanao del Sur, for the 14 May 2007 national and...