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Meliton C. Geronimo vs. Commission on Elections, et al.

MELITON C. GERONIMO, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and JULIAN C. PENDRE, respondents.

G.R. No. L-52413 | 1981-09-26

D E C I S I O N


MAKASIAR, J.:

This petition for certiorari and mandamus seeks to set aside the resolution of the respondent Commission on Elections dated January 19, 1980 disqualifying the herein petitioner, Meliton C. Geronimo, from running for mayor of Baras, Rizal, in the January 30, 1980 local elections, and denying due course to his certificate of candidacy.

Petitioner Meliton C. Geronimo, a retired lieutenant colonel of the Philippine Air Force, was a candidate for mayor under the banner of the Nacionalista Party.

Private respondent Julian C. Pendre was the secretary of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) chapter in Baras, Rizal,...