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Montejo vs. Commission On Elections (COMELEC)

CIRILO ROY G. MONTEJO, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, respondent. SERGIO A.F. APOSTOL, intervenor.

G.R. No. 118702 | 1995-03-16

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

More than political fortunes are at stake in the case at bench. Petitioner Cirilo Roy G. Montejo, representing the First District of Leyte, pleads for the annulment of section 1 of Resolution No. 2736 of the COMELEC, redistricting certain municipalities in Leyte, on the ground that it violates the principle of equality of representation. To remedy the alleged inequity, petitioner seeks to transfer the municipality of Tolosa from his district to the Second District of the province. Intervenor Sergio A.F. Apostol, representing the Second District, vigorously opposed the inclusion of Tolosa in his district. We gave due...