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Constancio D. Pacanan, Jr. Vs. Commission on Elections and Francisco M. Langi, Sr.

CONSTANCIO D. PACANBAN, JR., Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and FRANCISCO M. LANGI, SR., Respondents.

G.R. No. 186224 | 2009-08-25

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

Before the Court is a petition for certiorari which seeks to set aside 1) the Order[1] dated March 17, 2008 of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division and 2) the Resolution[2] dated January 21, 2009 of the Comelec En Banc dismissing petitioner Constancio D. Pacanan, Jr.'s appeal from the Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 27, Catbalogan, Samar, in Election Case No. 07-1, which declared private respondent Francisco M. Langi, Sr. as the winning Mayor of Motiong, Samar.

In the Order of March 17, 2008, the Comelec First Division dismissed the appeal for failure to pay...