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Robert P. Guzman Vs. Commission on Elections, Mayor Randolph S. Ting and Salvacion Garcia

ROBERT P. GUZMAN, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, MAYOR RANDOLPH S. TING AND SALVACION GARCIA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 182380 | 2009-08-28

D E C I S I O N


BERSAMIN, J.:

Through certiorari under Rule 64, in relation to Rule 65, Rules of Court, the petitioner assails the February 18, 2008 resolution of the Commission of Elections en banc (COMELEC),[1] dismissing his criminal complaint against respondents City Mayor Randolph Ting and City Treasurer Salvacion Garcia, both of Tuguegarao City, charging them with alleged violations of the prohibition against disbursing public funds and undertaking public works, as embodied in Section 261, paragraphs (v) and (w), of the Omnibus Election Code, during the 45-day period of the election ban by purchasing property to be converted into...