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Robes vs. COMELEC

FLORIDA P. ROBES, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 257427 | 2023-06-13

D E C I S I O N
 
DIMAAMPAO, J.:
 
A lone legislative district given by law the right to elect its own representative in the House of Representatives shall also be entitled to its own representation in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in accordance with Section 41(b)[1] of Republic Act (RA) No. 7160.[2]
 
Via this Urgent Petition for Mandamus with Prayer for Preliminary Mandatory Injunction (Urgent Petition),[3] Florida P. Robes (petitioner) seeks to compel respondent Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to allocate two seats in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Bulacan in favor of the...