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Makil U. Pundaodaya Vs. Commission on Elections, et al.

MAKIL U. PUNDAODAYA, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and ARSENIO DENSING NOBLE, Respondents.

G.R. No. 179313 | 2009-09-17

DECISION


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This petition[1] for certiorari under Rule 65 assails the August 3, 2007 Resolution[2] of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) En Banc in SPA No. 07-202, which declared private respondent Arsenio Densing Noble (Noble) qualified to run for municipal mayor of Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental, in the May 14, 2007 Synchronized National and Local Elections.

The facts are as follows:

Petitioner Makil U. Pundaodaya (Pundaodaya) is married to Judith Pundaodaya, who ran against Noble for the position of municipal mayor of Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental in the 2007 elections.

On March 27, 2007, Noble filed his...