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Mariano J. Pimentel vs. Commission on Elections

MARIANO J. PIMENTEL, BENJAMIN R. RAMOS, AMANDO AMBULAN, SABINO ANCHETA, JOSE APOLONIO, EDNA CABANILLA, GAUDENCIO CARI?O, ESMENIO TACADENA, ROSALINDA SAMOY and DELFIN VAGULAR, JR., petitioners, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, HON. PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF QUIRINO, SILVERIO L. PASCUA, FAUSTINO S. TACTAC, JOSE CABANERO, MARIA VALENCIA, REYNALDO DUPA, ALFREDO LADAO, DAVID GARNACE, DOMINGO CASIA, MATEO GERVACIO, and PAULA VILLACORTA, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 53581-83 | 1980-12-19

D E C I S I O N


ABAD SANTOS, J.:

The vital issue to be resolved in this petition for certiorari and prohibition with preliminary mandatory injunction is whether or not the Commission on Elections had jurisdiction to issue Resolution No. 9592, dated March 25, 1980, which - (1) required the herein petitioners to answer the petition for certiorari and prohibition with preliminary injunction filed by the herein private respondents, thereby taking cognizance of such special civil action which questioned the validity of an interlocutory order, dated March 20, 1980, issued by the Court of First Instance of Quirino in Election Cases Nos. 8, 9...