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Asan Camilian vs. Commission on Elections, et al.

ASAN "SONNY" CAMILIAN, petitioner vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and LEONARDO A. PIOQUINTO, respondents.

G.R. No. 124169 | 1997-04-18

D E C I S I O N


KAPUNAN, J.:

What is to be resolved in this case is whether or not the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) committed grave abuse of discretion in setting aside the Regional Trial Court's order of execution pending appeal of its decision declaring petitioner as duly elected mayor of Isabela, Basilan in the May 8, 1995 elections.

The facts are as follows:

Petitioner Asan "Sonny" Camlian and private respondent Leonardo A. Pioquinto were among the candidates for the mayoralty of Isabela, Basilan during the May 8, 1995 elections.

After the canvassing, private respondent was found to have obtained a total of eight thousand...