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Amora, Jr. vs. Commission on Elections (COMELEC)

SERGIO G. AMORA, JR., Petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and ARNIELO S. OLANDRIA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 192280 | 2011-01-25

EN BANC
D E C I S I O N
 
NACHURA, J.:
 
Before us is a petition for certiorari under Rule 64, in relation to Rule 65, of the Rules of Court, seeking to annul and set aside the Resolutions dated April 29, 20101 and May 17, 2010,2 respectively, of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in SPA No. 10-046 (DC).
 
First, the undisputed facts.
 
On December 1, 2009, petitioner Sergio G. Amora, Jr. (Amora) filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for Mayor of Candijay, Bohol. At that time, Amora was the incumbent Mayor of Candijay and had been twice elected to the post, in the years 2004 and 2007.
 
To oppose Amora,...