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Marmeto vs. COMELEC

ENGR. OSCAR A. MARMETO, Petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC), Promulgated: Respondent. Present: SERENO, C.J., CARPIO,* VELASCO, JR., LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, PERALTA, BERSAMIN, DEL CASTILLO, PERLAS-BERNABE, LEONEN, JARDELEZA,* CAGUIOA, MARTIRES, TIJAM, REYES, and GESMUNDO, JJ.

G.R. No. 213953 | 2017-09-26

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
DECISION
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
 Before the Court is a Petition for certiorari and mandamus1 seeking to annul the Resolution No. 14-0509 dated July 22, 20142 of the respondent Commission of Elections (COMELEC). The assailed resolution declared that the power of initiative could not be invoked by the petitioner, Engr. Oscar A. Marmeto (Marmeto), for the passage of a proposed ordinance in Muntinlupa City, citing the lack of budgetary appropriation for the conduct of the initiative process.3
 
THE FACTS
 
On January 21, 2013, Marmeto filed in behalf of the...