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Regina Ongsiako Reyes Vs. Commission on Elections and Joseph Socorro B. Tan [Dissenting Opinion J. Brion]

REGINA ONGSIAKO REYES, Petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and JOSEPH SOCORRO B. TAN, Respondents. [Dissenting Opinion J. Brion]

G.R. No. 207264 | 2013-10-22

DISSENTING OPINION

BRION, J.:

This Dissent responds to the ponencia 's ruling on the following pending incidents:

( 1) the Motion for Reconsideration 1 filed by petitioner Regina Ongsiako Reyes dated July 15, 2013; 

(2) the Comment on the Motion for Reconsideration2 filed by respondent Joseph Socorro B. Tan dated July 20, 2013; and

(3) the Manifestation and Notice of Withdrawal of the Petition3 filed by Reyes dated July 22, 2013.  

I. PROLOGUE

A. The January 25, 2013 Resolution and the Dissent

Previous to these incidents, the majority - in its June 25, 2013 Resolution - dismissed outright Reyes' petition for certiorari, filed to nullify...