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2007-04-02 |
CARPIO, J. |
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| Let us examine the cases regarding interlocutory orders of a COMELEC Division. In the 1993 case of Bulaong v. Comelec, First Division,[6] the issue was whether the First Division of the COMELEC committed grave abuse of discretion when it refused to refer the motion for reconsideration to the COMELEC En Banc. In Bulaong, the COMELEC Division denied the motion for reconsideration of an interlocutory order and subsequently denied the motion to elevate the matter to the COMELEC En Banc. The Court held that a COMELEC Division is not mandated to refer all pending motions for reconsideration to the COMELEC En Banc, thus:We vote to dismiss the instant petition. It is not mandatory on the part of a division of the COMELEC to refer all pending motions for reconsideration to the COMELEC en banc. | |||||