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Pangkat Laguna vs. COMELEC

PANGKAT LAGUNA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND TERESITA “NINGNING” LAZARO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 148075 | 2002-02-04

D E C I S I O N
 
BUENA, J.:
 
In this specie of controversy which involves, to a large extent, the determination of the true will of the electorate and, which by its very nature, touches upon the ascertainment of the people’s choice as gleaned from the hallowed medium of the ballot, this Court finds cogency to reiterate – at the outset – that the factual findings and determinations of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ought to be accorded great weight and finality, in the absence of any remarkable trace of grave abuse of discretion in the exercise of its constitutionally mandated tasks.

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