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Jerry B. Aguilar Vs. The Commission on Elections and Romulo R. Insoy

JERRY B. AGUILAR, Petitioner, versus THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and ROMULO R. INSOY, Respondents.

G.R. No. 185140 | 2009-06-30

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

This petition for certiorari under Rules 64 and 65, which stems from pertinent facts and proceedings narrated below, assails the issuances of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in EAC (BRGY) No. 211-2008.

In the October 2007 barangay elections, petitioner Aguilar won the chairmanship of Brgy. Bansarvil 1, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, over private respondent Insoy by a margin of one vote. Not conceding his defeat, Insoy timely instituted a protest docketed as Election Case No. 516 in the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Kapatagan.[1] On April 17, 2008, the MTC rendered its Decision[2] finding Insoy, who, during the...