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Garcia vs. Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and Payumo

MARIA ANGELA S. GARCIA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND JOSE ALEJANDRE P. PAYUMO III, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 216691 | 2015-07-21

EN BANC
D E C I S I O N

VELASCO JR., J.:

Nature of the Case
 
Before us is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 in conjunction with Rule 64 of the Rules of Court, praying for the annulment of the September 10, 2014[1] and January 29, 2015[2] Resolutions of public respondent Commission on Elections (Comelec), acting through its First Division and En Banc, respectively, in Case No. EAC [AEL] 11-2014. The assailed rulings reinstated the election protest of private respondent Jose Alejandre Payumo III (Payumo) and effectively reversed the trial court's ruling that it was filed out of time.

The Facts
 
Petitioner Maria Angela S. Garcia...