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Lokin v. COMELEC

LUIS K. LOKIN, JR. AND TERESITA F. PLANAS, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC), CITIZENS' BATTLE AGAINST CORRUPTION PARTY LIST REPRESENTED BY VIRGINIA S. JOSE, SHERWIN N. TUGNA, AND CINCHONA CRUZ GONZALES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 193808 | 2012-06-26

D E C I S I O N
 
SERENO, J.:
 
The present petition having been filed beyond the reglementary period, Rule 64 of the Rules of Court compels a dismissal on this basis alone. Despite petitioner's inexplicable disregard of basic concepts, this Court deems it appropriate to reiterate the specific procedure for the review of judgments made by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) as laid down in Rule 64, and how it is differentiated from the more general remedy afforded by Rule 65.

On 5 July 2010, the COMELEC First Division issued a Resolution[1] expunging the Certificate of Nomination which included herein petitioners as...