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2007-05-09 |
PUNO, C.J. |
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| Petitioner correctly points out that the assailed COMELEC en banc Resolution violates Section 1, Rule 4 of the COMELEC Rules which states that "no Member shall be the ponente of an en banc decision/resolution on a motion to reconsider a decision/resolution written by him in a Division." In Agbayani v. COMELEC,[15] we held that a violation of this rule is a reason for the reversal of the acts of the COMELEC as COMELEC "should be the first to respect and obey its own rules, if only to provide the proper example to those appearing before it and to avoid all suspicion of bias or arbitrariness in its proceedings." | |||||