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Mayor Emmanuel L. Maliksi Vs. Commission on Elections & Homer T. Saquilayan [Dissenting Opinion J. Bersamin]

MAYOR EMMANUEL L. MALIKSI, Petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and HOMER T. SAQUILAYAN, Respondents. [Dissenting Opinion J. Bersamin]

G.R. No. 203302 | 2013-03-12

DISSENT

BERSAMIN, J.: 

I DISSENT. 

Petitioner Emmanuel L. Maliksi and respondent Homer T. Saquilayan  vied for the position of Mayor of the Municipality of Imus, Cavite during the  May 10, 2010 Elections. The Municipal Board of Canvassers (MBC)  proclaimed Saquilayan as the winner garnering 48,181 votes, while Maliksi  came in second with 39,682 votes. Maliksi filed an election protest in the  Regional Trial Court (R TC) in Imus, Cavite, alleging discrepancies and  irregularities in the counting of votes in 209 clustered precincts. 

Based on the results of the revision, the RTC rendered its...