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Raymond P. Espidol vs. Commission on Elections, et al.

RAYMOND P. ESPIDOL, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, WILFREDO TABAG & THE MUNICIPAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF RAMON, ISABELA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 164922 | 2005-10-11

D E C I S I O N 



CALLEJO, SR., J.: 

Before the Court is the petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by Raymond P. Espidol seeking to nullify the Resolution[1] dated August 30, 2004 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) en banc in SPC No. 04-180. The said resolution affirmed the COMELEC Second Division Resolution[2] dated July 16, 2004 annulling the petitioner's proclamation as the duly-elected municipal mayor of Ramon, Isabela, during the May 10, 2004 elections. 

The Antecedents 

Petitioner Raymond P. Espidol and private respondent Wilfredo L. Tabag were rival candidates for Mayor of the Municipality of Ramon,...