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Bienvenido William D. Lloren Vs. The Commission on Elections, et al.

BIENVENIDO WILLIAM D. LLOREN, Petitioner, vs. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and ROGELIO PUA, JR., Respondents.

G.R. No. 196355 | 2012-09-18

EN BANC

D E C I S I O N


BERSAMIN, J.:


This special civil action for certiorari seeks to set aside the dismissal by the First Division of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) of petitioner's appeal taken in his election protest on the ground that he did not pay the appeal fee on time and the denial of his motion for reconsideration by the COMELEC En Banc on the ground that he did not pay the motion fee on time as required by the rules of the COMELEC.

The dismissal of petitioner's appeal was through the order issued on January 31, 2011 by the First Division of the COMELEC,1 while the denial of the motion for reconsideration was through the...