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Teodoro S. Mayuga vs. Francisco Mat. Riodique, et al.

TEODORO S. MAYUGA, petitioner, vs. FRANCISCO MAT. RIODIQUE, as Presiding Judge of the CFI of Batangas, Lemery Branch, Lemery, Batangas, and GERMAN M. TENORIO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-56174 | 1981-05-15

D E C I S I O N


MAKASIAR, J:

Petitioner Teodoro S. Mayuga, KBL candidate, was proclaimed on January 31, 1980 as the duly elected mayor of San Nicolas, Batangas by the Board of Canvassers with a majority of 30 votes following the elections of January 30, 1980.

On February 8, 1980, private respondent German M. Tenorio, the Nacionalista Party candidate filed an election protest against petitioner, alleging that the ballots in voting centers Nos. 4-A, 6-A, 8, 9, 9-A, 9-B, 10, 10-A, 13 and 14 were not correctly appreciated.

On March 4, 1980, private respondent German M. Tenorio amended his petition by adding voting centers Nos. 2, 2-A and...