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Francisco C. Adalim Vs. Ernesto Taninas, et al.

FRANCISCO C. ADALIM, Petitioner, VS ERNESTO TANINAS, JORGE ORITA, MA. IRMA DAIZ (deceased), YOLANDO DEGUINION, GRACE LIM, EMMA T ANINAS, ISIDRO BUSA, MA. NAL YN DOTING CO, ESTER ULTRA, FRANCISCO ESPORAS, ENRICO BEDIASA Y, JESUS CHERREGUINE,* AIDA EVIDENTE, RODRIGO T ANINAS, VIRGILIO ADEN IT, CLARITA DOCENA, ERENE DOCENA, GUIO BALICHA, LUZ BACULA, PERFECTO MAGRO, ANACLETO EBIT, DOLORES PENAFLOR, ERWENIA BALMES, CECILIO CEBUANO, MA. ELENA ABENIS, DANILO ALEGRE, and THE COURT OF APPEALS (FIFTH DIVISION), Respondents.

G.R. No. 198682 | 2013-04-10


SECOND DIVISION

DECISION

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This Petition for Review on Certiorari 1 seeks to reverse the Court of Appeals' Decision2 dated 28 January 2011 and its Resolution dated 6 September 2011 in CA-G.R. SP No. 110703. The Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed Civil Service Commission (CSC) Resolution No. 09-1197 dated 10 August 2009.4

The Facts

During the 10 May 2004 elections, Diego Lim (Lim) was proclaimed Mayor of Taft, Eastern Samar. Petitioner Francisco C. Adalim (Adalim), a candidate for the same position, filed an election protest against Lim before the Regional Trial Court of Borongan, Eastern Samar,...