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Mendoza vs. Commission on Election and Pagdanganan [DISSENTING OPINION, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.]

JOSELITO R. MENDOZA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND ROBERTO M. PAGDANGANAN, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 191084 | 2010-03-25

DISSENTING OPINION

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

Before the Court is a Petition for Certiorari with an Urgent Prayer for the Issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order and/or a Status Quo Ante Order and Writ of Preliminary Injunction filed by Joselito R. Mendoza (petitioner) against the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and Roberto M. Pagdanganan (respondent Pagdanganan), assailing the COMELEC's Resolution[1] promulgated on February 8, 2010 in EPC NO. 2007-44, entitled "Roberto M. Pagdanganan versus Joselito R. Mendoza" (the questioned Resolution).

The antecedent facts are summarized below.

Petitioner and respondent Pagdanganan were...