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Villafuerte vs. Commission on Elections (COMELEC) et al.

LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE , PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND MIGUEL R. VILLAFUERTE, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 206698 | 2014-02-25

EN BANC

 
D E C I S I O N

PERALTA, J.:

Assailed via petition for certiorari and prohibition with prayer for the issuance of a writ of preliminary injunction and/or temporary restraining order is the Resolution[1] dated April 1, 2013 issued by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) En Banc, which affirmed the Resolution[2] dated January 15, 2013 of its First Division dismissing petitioner Luis R. Villafuerte's verified petition to deny due course to or cancel the certificate of candidacy of Miguel R. Villafuerte (respondent). 

Petitioner and respondent were both candidates for the Gubernatorial position of the Province of Camarines...