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Querubin vs. COMELEC [DECISION]

LEO Y. QUERUBIN, MARIA CORAZON M. AKOL, AND AUGUSTO C. LAGMAN PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS EN BANC, REPRESENTED BY CHAIRPERSON J. ANDRES D. BAUTISTA, AND JOINT VENTURE OF SMARTMATIC-TIM CORPORATION, TOTAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, SMARTMATIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDING B.V. AND JARLTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY PARTNER WITH BIGGEST EQUITY SHARE, SMARTMATIC-TIM CORPORATION, ITS GENERAL MANAGER ALASTAIR JOSEPH JAMES WELLS, SMARTMATIC CHAIRMAN LORD MALLOCH-BROWN, SMARTMATIC-ASIA PACIFIC PRESIDENT CESAR FLORES, AND ANY OR ALL PERSONS ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT VENTURE, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 218787 | 2015-12-08

D E C I S I O N
 
VELASCO JR., J.:
 
Nature of the Case

Before the Court is a petition for certiorari or prohibition under Rule 64 of the Rules of Court, with prayer for injunctive relief, assailing the validity and seeking to restrain the implementation of the Commission of Elections (COMELEC) en banc's June 29, 2015 Decision[1] for allegedly being repugnant to the provisions of Batas Pambansa Blg. 68 (BP 68), otherwise known as the Corporation Code of the Philippines, and Republic Act No. 9184 (RA 9184) or the Government Procurement Reform Act.
 
The Facts

On October 27, 2014, the...