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Casan Macode Maquiling Vs. Commission on Elections, Rommel Arnado y Cagoco, Linog G. Balua [Concurring Opinion, J. Carpio]

Casan Macode Maquiling, Petitioner, vs. Commission on Elections, Rommel Arnado y Cagoco, and Linog G. Bahta, [Concurring Opinion, J. Carpio]

G.R. No. 195649 | 2013-04-16

EN BANC 

CONCURRING OPINION 

CARPIO, J.:

I concur in the ponencia. Respondent Rommel Amado (Arnado) is disqualified fi·om running for any local elective position. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) should be directed to proclaim Petitioner Casan Macode Maquiling (Maquiling) as the duly elected Mayor of Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte in the May 20 I 0 elections. 

Arnado received the highest number of votes in the May 2010 elections and was proclaimed Mayor of Kauswagan, Lanao del Nm1e. Respondent Linog G. Balua (Balua), one of Amado's opponents, filed a petition before the COMELEC against Arnado. Balua's petition to disqualify...