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Aratea vs. Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Antipolo

EFREN RACEL ARA TEA, Petitioner, versus COMMISSiON ON ELECTIONS and ESTELA O. ANTlPOLO,Respondents.

G.R. No. 195229 | 2012-10-09

EN BANC
D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case
 
This is a special civil action for certiorari1 seeking to review and nullify the Resolution2 dated February 2011 and the Order3 dated 12 January 2011 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) En Banc in Dra. Sigrid S. Rodolfo v. Romeo D. Lonzanida, docketed as SPA No. 09-158 (DC). The petition asserts that the COMELEC issued the Resolution and Order with grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction.
 
The Facts
 
Romeo D. Lonzanida (Lonzanida) and Estela D. Antipolo (Antipolo) were candidates for Mayor of...