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Dimaporo and Ututalum vs. Commission on Elections (Comelec)

SULTAN MOHAMAD ALI B. DIMAPORO and NURHUSSEIN UTUTALUM, petitioners, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, ZACARIA CANDAO and BENJAMIN T. LOONG, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 93201-04 | 1990-06-26

R E S O L U T I O N

FELICIANO, J.:

On 17 February 1990, an election for Regional Governor, Regional Vice-Governor and members of the Regional of Muslim Mindanao Assembly for the Autonomous Region of Muslim, Mindanao was conducted pursuant to Republic Act No. 6734, the Organic Act creating that Autonomous Region. Petitioners Sultan Mohammad that Nurhussein Ututalum were the official candidates of the United Opposition ("KBL-NP") coalition party for Regional Governor and Regional Vice-Governor, respectively, in that election. Private respondents Zacaria Candao and Benjamin T. Loong were the official candidates for Regional Governor...