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Aurelio Cecilio Vs. Gabriel Belmonte 051 Phil 540

AURELIO CECILIO, petitioner-appellant, vs. GABRIEL BELMONTE, respondent-appellee.

G.R. No. 28523 | 1928-02-18

D E C I S I O N


VILLAMOR, J.:

In the general elections held in the Province of Nueva Ecija on June 2, 1925, Aurelio Cecilio of the Democrata Party, Gabriel Belmonte of the Nacionalista-Consolidado Party and Felino Cajucom, Independent, were registered candidates for the office of provincial governor. After examining the election returns of all the province, the provincial board made a canvass of all the votes obtained by each candidate for the office of provincial governor and a report of the result, showing that Aurelio Cecilio obtained 10,797 votes, Gabriel Belmonte 10,841 and Felino Cajucom 1,646. Consequently, the provincial board...