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Angel G. Naval Vs. Commission on Elections and Nelson B. Julia

ANGEL G. NAVAL, Petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and NELSON B. JULIA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 207851 | 2014-07-08

EN BANC
 
DECISION
 
REYES,J.:
 
A politician thinks of the next election~
a statesman of the next generation.
- James Freeman Clarke, American preacher and author
 
The Case

A provincial board member cannot be elected and serve for more than three consecutive terms. But then, the Court is now called upon to resolve the following questions. First. What are the consequences to the provincial board member’s eligibility to run for the same elective position if the legislative district, which brought him or her to office to serve the first two consecutive terms, be reapportioned in such a way that 8 out...