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Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy (ANAD) vs. COMELEC

ALLIANCE FOR NATIONALISM AND DEMOCRACY (ANAD), PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENT

G.R. No. 206987 | 2013-09-10

EN BANC
DECISION
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Certiorari with Urgent Prayer for the Issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order and Writ of Mandamus, seeking to compel the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to canvass the votes cast for petitioner Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy (ANAD) in the recently held 2013 Party-List Elections.

On 7 November 2012, the COMELEC En Banc promulgated a Resolution cancelling petitioner’s Certificate of Registration and/or Accreditation on three grounds, to wit:[1]
 
I.

Petitioner ANAD does not belong to, or come within the ambit of, the marginalized and underrepresented...