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Celestino A. Martinez III Vs. House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal and Benhur L. Salimbangon

CELESTINO A. MARTINEZ III, Petitioner, versus HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL AND BENHUR L. SALIMBANGON, Respondents

G.R. No. 189034 | 2010-01-11

D E C I S I O N


VILLARAMA, JR., J.:

This petition for certiorari under Rule 65 seeks to nullify the Decision[1] dated May 28, 2009 of the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal in HRET Case No. 07-035 dismissing the election protest and declaring private respondent as the duly elected Representative of the Fourth Legislative District of Cebu, and the Resolution[2] dated July 30, 2009 denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration thereof.

The Facts

In the May 14, 2007 elections, petitioner Martinez and private respondent Salimbangon were among the candidates for Representative in the Fourth Legislative District of Cebu Province. On...