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Halili vs. COMELEC

CHRISTIAN C. HALILI, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, PYRA LUCAS, AND CRISOSTOMO GARBO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 231657] MARINO P. MORALES, PETITIONER, VS. PYRA LUCAS AND THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENTS. CHRISTIAN C. HALILI AND CRISOSTOMO GARBO, RESPONDENTS-INTERVENORS.

G.R. No. 231643 | 2019-01-15

D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case

These two consolidated[1] petitions[2] seek to nullify and set aside the Resolution[3] dated 3 August 2016 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) First Division and the Resolution[4] dated 26 May 2017 of the COMELEC En Banc.
 
The Facts

Petitioner Marino P. Morales (Morales) was elected and served as Mayor of the Municipality of Mabalacat, Pampanga from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2010. He was elected again as mayor during the 2010 elections. On 15 May 2012, or during Morales' second term, Congress passed Republic Act No. (RA) 10164,[5] converting the Municipality of...