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2009-10-02 |
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J. |
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| At the outset, it must be stated that the instant case is related to Albaña v. Commission on Elections[6] decided by this Court on July 23, 2004. The case involved exactly the same set of facts and issues as in this case, except that what was challenged therein was the October 21, 2003 Resolution of the COMELEC, which annulled the proclamation of petitioners as the duly elected municipal officials of Panitan, Capiz during the May 14, 2001 elections. In the said case, this Court nullified and set aside the October 21, 2003 COMELEC Resolution and consequently, the proclamation of respondents as the elected Mayor, Vice-Mayor and Member of the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) was likewise nullified and set aside. | |||||
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2008-07-30 |
AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J. |
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| In Albaña v. Commission on Elections,[37] the petitioners therein assailed the annulment by the Commission on Elections of their proclamation as municipal officers in the May 14, 2001 elections. When a new set of municipal officers was elected and proclaimed after the May 10, 2004 elections, the petition was mooted but the Court resolved the issues raised in the petition in order to prevent a repetition thereof and to enhance free, orderly, and peaceful elections. | |||||