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Navarro vs. COMELEC [DECISION]

GIORGIDI B. AGGABAO AND AMELITA S. NAVARRO, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC) AND LAW DEPARTMENT, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 258456 [Formerly UDK 17252] | 2022-07-26

D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
In this Petition for Certiorari under Rule 64 of the Rules of Court, Giorgidi B. Aggabao (Aggabao) and Amelita S. Navarro (Navarro) seek to nullify the following documents issued by respondent Commission on Elections (COMELEC) through its Law Department: a) Document No. 21-3973[1] dated November 10, 2021, declaring Navarro as an independent candidate; b) Document No. 21-7467[2] dated December 22, 2021, denying Aggabao's Certificate of Candidacy (COC) as substitute candidate for petitioner Navarro; and c) Document No. 222-0176 dated January 5, 2022, denying...