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DOMINADOR T. BELAC vs COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and ROMMEL DIASEN

DOMINADOR T. BELAC, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and ROMMEL DIASEN, respondents.

G.R. No. 145802 | 2001-04-04

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

This is a petition for certiorari and prohibition with prayer for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, assailing the Resolutions dated February 22, 2000 and November 16, 2000 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) en banc in SPC No. 98-170.

The facts as shown by the records are:

Rommel Diasen of the LAMMP and Dominador Belac of the LAKAS-NUCD were candidates for governor in the province of Kalinga during the May 11, 1998 national and local elections.

On May 14, 1998, the Provincial Board of Canvassers started to canvass the results of the election.

On May 15, 1998, when...