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Villarosa vs. Festin

JOSE TAPALES VILLAROSA, PETITIONER, VS. ROMULO DE MESA FESTIN AND COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 212953 | 2014-08-05

R E S O L U T I O N
 
VELASCO JR., J.:
 
Nature of the Case

This treats of the Petition for Certiorari under Rule 64 in relation to Rule 65 of the Rules of Court assailing the Order[1] dated June 3, 2014 of public respondent Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in SPR (AEL) No. 04-2014.
 
The Facts

Petitioner Jose Tapales Villarosa (Villarosa) and respondent Romulo de Mesa Festin (Festin) were two of the four rival candidates for the mayoralty post in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro during the May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. On May 15, 2013, private respondent was proclaimed the victor, having garnered 20,761 votes, edging...