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Sema vs. Commission on Elections (Comelec)

BAI SANDRA S. A. SEMA, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and DIDAGEN P. DILANGALEN, Respondents. PERFECTO F. MARQUEZ, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 177597 and G.R. No. 178628 | 2008-07-16

EN BANC
D E C I S I O N
 
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case
 
These consolidated petitions[1] seek to annul Resolution No. 7902, dated 10 May 2007, of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) treating Cotabato City as part of the legislative district of the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan.[2]
 
The Facts
 
The Ordinance appended to the 1987 Constitution apportioned two legislative districts for the Province of Maguindanao. The first legislative district consists of Cotabato City and eight municipalities.[3]  Maguindanao forms part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), created under its Organic Act, Republic Act No....