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Antonio S. Calimbas vs. Commission on Elections, et al.

ANTONIO S. CALIMBAS, petitioner, vs. HON. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and ARMANDO M. QUIMLAT, respondents.

G.R. No. L-69932 | 1985-10-08

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

A Petition for Certiorari to set aside the Decision of respondent Commission on Elections (COMELEC), dated January 15, 1985, declaring respondent Armando M. QUIMLAT the duly elected Municipal Mayor of Morong, Bataan, in the local elections of January 30, 1980. This Decision reversed on appeal the judgment of the then Court of First Instance of Bataan, which proclaimed petitioner, Antonio S. CALIMBAS, as the duly elected Municipal Mayor of Morong, Bataan.

The pertinent antecedents follow:

In the 1980 local elections in Morong, Bataan, three candidates vied for the office of Municipal Mayor, namely,...