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Nueno vs. Angeles [SEPARATE OPINION, CONCURRING, PERFECTO, J.]

JOSE TOPACIO NUENO, MANUEL DE LA FUENTE, EUSTAQUIO C. BALAGTAS, and DELIA C. DI?O, petitioners, vs. GERARDO ANGELES, AGATON EVANGELISTA, ANDRES SANTA MARIA, VICENTE G. CRUZ, AMADO V. HERNANDEZ and FELICIDAD MANUEL, respondents.

G.R. No. L-89 | 1946-02-01

PERFECTO, J., concurring,
 
Petitioners Nueno, De la Fuente, and with Carmen Planas and five others, were elected members of the Municipal Board of Manila in the election held on December 10, 1940.
 
Planas and Mueno resigned and ran for Congress in the national election of November 14, 1941. Both failed. After the election, President Quezon reinstated Hueno by appointment in his former position in the Municipal Board. The same President appointed petitioner Diño in place of Planas.
 
Petitioner continued in office after the Japanese occupied Manila on January 2, 1942, and remained rendering services to the Japanese...