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Gregorio N. Aruelo, Jr. Vs. Court Of Appeals

GREGORIO N. ARUELO, JR., petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF BULACAN, BRANCH 17, MALOLOS, BULACAN, and DANILO F. GATCHALIAN, respondents.

G.R. No. 107852 | 1993-10-20

D E C I S I O N


QUIASON, J.:

This is a petition for certiorari and prohibition under Rule 65 of the Revised Rules of Court, to set aside the Decision of the Court of Appeals dated November 24, 1992 in CA-G.R. SP No. 28621, which ruled that the answer and counter-protest of respondent Danilo F. Gatchalian was filed timely and ordered the Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Malolos, Bulacan to continue with the proceedings in Civil Case No. 343-M-92, the protest case filed by petitioner Gregorio N. Aruelo, Jr.

Aruelo and Gatchalian were rival candidates in the May 11, 1992 elections for the office of Vice-Mayor of the Municipality of...