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Roberto L. Dizon Vs. Commission on Elections, et al.

ROBERTO L. DIZON, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and MARINO P. MORALES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 182088 | 2009-01-30

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is a petition for certiorari and prohibition, with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order and writ of preliminary injunction under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure. The present petition seeks the reversal of the Resolution dated 27 July 2007 of the Commission on Elections' (COMELEC) Second Division which dismissed the petition to disqualify and/or to cancel Marino P. Morales' (Morales) certificate of candidacy, as well as the Resolution dated 14 February 2008 of the COMELEC En Banc which denied Roberto L. Dizon's (Dizon) motion for reconsideration.

The Facts

The...