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Teofisto Guingona, Jr. et al. Vs. Commission on Elections [RESOLUTION]

TEOFISTO GUINGONA, JR., BISHOP LEO A. SORIANO, QUINTIN S. DOROMAL, FE MARIA ARRIOLA, ISAGANI R. SERRANO, and ENGR. RODOLFO LOZADA, Petitioners, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondent.

G.R. No. 191846 | 2010-05-06

R E S O L U T I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case


In this special civil action for mandamus filed on 23 April 2010, petitioners invoke their constitutional rights to suffrage and to information in compelling respondent Commission on Elections (Comelec) to explain fully the complete details of its preparations for the 10 May 2010 elections, in view of the unraveling of alarming events of late.

The Antecedents

Petitioners cite various recent media reports, as follows:

1. Smartmatic-Total Information Management Corporation supplied the wrong ultraviolet ink used in the printing of the ballots for the May 2010 elections. The security marks were unreadable...