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Santos vs. COMELEC

CONSERTINO C. SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC) EN BANC AND JENNIFER ANTIQUERA ROXAS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 235064] RICARDO ESCOBAR SANTOS AND MA. ANTONIA CARBALLO CUNETA, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND JENNIFER ANTIQUERA ROXAS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 235058 | 2018-09-04

D E C I S I O N
 
GESMUNDO, J.:
 
These are petitions for certiorari and prohibition with urgent prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) and/or status quo ante order and/or preliminary injunction seeking to annul and set aside the November 8, 2017 Writ of Execution[1] of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC-En Banc) in SPA Case No. 15-029 (DC), a case for declaration of a nuisance candidate.
 
The Antecedents

On October 14, 2015, Jennifer Antiquera Roxas (respondent) filed a certificate of candidacy for the position of member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod...