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Minerva Gomez-Castillo Vs. Commission on Elections, et al.

MINERVA GOMEZ-CASTILLO Petitioner, versus COMISSION ON ELECTIONS and STRIKE B. REVILLA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 187231 | 2010-06-22

D E C I S I O N


BERSAMIN, J.:

Petitioner Minerva Gomez-Castillo (Castillo) hereby seeks to nullify the orders dated January 30, 2009 and March 11, 2009[1] issued in EAC No. A-01-2009 by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).

Antecedents

Castillo and respondent Strike P. Revilla ran for Municipal Mayor of Bacoor, Cavite during the May 14, 2007 local elections. After the Municipal Board of Canvassers proclaimed Revilla as the elected Municipal Mayor of Bacoor, Cavite, Castillo filed an Election Protest Ad Cautelam[2] in the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Bacoor, Cavite, which was eventually raffled to Branch 19.

Through his Answer,...