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Salipongan Dagloc vs COMELEC, Hon Badoy, et al

SALIPONGAN DAGLOC, petitioner, vs. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, HON. EMMANUEL BADOY, and SALAMBAI AMBOLODTO, respondents.

G.R. No. 138969 | 1999-12-17

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is a petition for certiorari seeking to set aside the resolution,1 [Petition Annex A; Rollo, pp. 21-31.] dated June 29, 1999, of the Commission on Elections en banc upholding the denial by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 14, Cotabato City of petitioner's motion to dismiss the election protest filed by private respondent and directing the continuance of the proceedings.

The antecedent facts are:

Private respondent Salambai Ambolodto and Sukarno Samad were mayoralty candidates in the local elections held on May 11, 1998 in Kabuntalan, Maguindanao. Samad was declared winner. He and herein petitioner...