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Zacarias A. Ticzon vs.COMELEC

ZACARIAS A. TICZON, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, respondent. / ZACARIAS A. TICZON, petitioner vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF SAN PABLO CITY and ANTONIO B. COSICO, respondents. CESAR P. DIZON, intervenor. / RAMON ARMEDILLA, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and CESAR P. DIZON, respondents.

G.R. No. L-52451 | 1981-03-31

D E C I S I O N 

AQUINO, J:

These related cases, concerning the position of mayor of San Pablo City, have a common factual background and involve turncoatism as a ground for disqualification. 

1 .In 1963, Zacarias A. Ticzon, as official candidate of the Liberal Party, was elected mayor of San Pablo City while Cesar P. Dizon, the Nacionalista candidate, was elected vice-mayor. 

2. In 1967, Dizon as the Nacionalista candidate, was elected mayor of San Pablo City. He beat Ticzon, the official candidate of the Liberty Party. 

3. In 1971, Dizon, again as a Nacionalista, was reelected mayor, beating Ticzon, who ran as a rebel...