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Jesus M. Calo Vs. Commission on Elections and Ramon "Monching RMC" M. Calo

JESUS M. CALO, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and RAMON “MONCHING RMC” M. CALO, Respondents

G.R. No. 185222 | 2010-01-19

D E C I S I O N


CORONA, J.:

This case could have been an ordinary election contest. However, despite the rather technical issue that we are tasked to resolve here, this case shows that, while blood is usually thicker than water, politics, in some very few instances, may actually be thicker than blood and may be no respecter even of family ties.

Respondent Ramon M. Calo was proclaimed winner in the May 14, 2007 mayoralty race in the Municipality of Carmen, Province of Agusan del Sur. His opponent, petitioner Jesus M. Calo, is his brother, whom he beat by 278 votes. Petitioner filed an election protest in the Regional Trial Court (RTC)...