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2000-12-13 |
PARDO, J. |
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| There are in the above ballots distinct initials and words such as "DLR", "DOLLIN", DOLLINS", "GINA", "EVA", "SOSANG TORIS", "SABANG BULAC", "CORY", "GREECE", "GRACES", "LOS", "LUZ", "BONG", "ELIN", "ROSE", "ALONG RARO", "BONOO", "ALONG" "PONBI", "ROVEN GATA", "NORMAN", "RIC", "VIA", "AMEN", "NANIG", "SABAS", "MIMIG" and "LOLOY TORRES" written on spaces for different positions. These writings can only be construed as an intention to mark and identify the ballots since these words were repeatedly written and in other instances, two or three of these words were written on a single ballot.[17] These words are impertinent, irrelevant, unnecessary and clearly show the voter's purpose to identify the ballots or voters. As held in Gadon vs. Gadon[18], the unexplained presence of prominent letters and words written with remarkably good hand marked the ballots and must be considered invalid. | |||||