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Uy vs. COMELEC

ROBERTO "PINPIN" T. UY, JR., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, VERLY TABANCURA-ADANZA, IN HER CAPACITY AS PROVINCIAL ELECTION SUPERVISOR AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE PROVINCIAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS FOR THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, PROVINCIAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS FOR THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, AND ROMEO M. JALOSJOS, JR., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 260952] FREDERICO P. JALOSJOS, PETITIONER, VS. ROMEO M. JALOSJOS, JR., AND THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 260650 | 2023-08-08

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, M., J.:
 
At the core of these consolidated Petitions[1] is the propriety of the suspension of proclamation of the winning candidate and the cancellation of Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) on the grounds of lack of bona fide intention to run for public office and voter confusion because of similarity in surnames.
 
ANTECEDENTS
 
In the 2022 elections, four candidates, namely, Roberto "Pinpin" T. Uy, Jr. (Roberto), Romeo "Kuya Jonjon" M. Jalosjos, Jr. (Romeo), Frederico "Kuya Jan" P. Jalosjos (Frederico), and Richard Amazon, vied for the position of Zamboanga...