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G.R. No. 143398 October 25, 2000

RUPERTO A. AMBIL, JR., et!t!o"er,

#$.T%E &OMMI''ION ON ELE&TION' ()IR'T *I+I'ION, )ORMERL 'E&ON*

*I+I'ION- "/ JO'E T. RAMIRE, re$o"/e"t$.

)A&T'Ab! "/ R!re ere c"/!/te$ 6or t7e o$!t!o" o6 Go#er"or 7ere Ab!

$ roc!e/ b t7e Pro#!"c! Bor/ o6 &"#$$er$ $ t7e / eecte/ Go#er"or.

R!re 6!e/ " eect!o" rote$t !t7 t7e &OMELE& c7e":!": t7e re$t$ !" tot o6201 rec!"ct$.

Pet!t!o"er "/ re$o"/e"t rece!#e/ rorte/ re$ot!o" !" 6#or o6 r!#te

re$o"/e"t. T7e &OMELE& ter /ecre/ t7t t7e rt!e$ $7o/ !:"ore t7e re$ot!o"

$!"ce !t $ "ot et ro:te/. Lter !t !$$e/ " or/er $ett!": t7e ro:t!o" o6 re$ot!o" o6 t7e c$e. T7e et!t!o"er 6!e/ t7!$ c$e to "" t7e or/er 6or t7e

ro:t!o" o6 t7e re$ot!o" "/ to /!rect t7e )!r$t *!#!$!o" to /e!berte "e o" t7e

c$e.

I''UE;7et7er or "ot t7e 'ree &ort 7$

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G.R. No. 8@193 J"e 23, 1989

JUAN GALLANO'A )RI+AL*O, et!t!o"er,

#$.&OMMI''ION ON ELE&TION' AN* T%E LEAGUE O) MUNI&IPALITIE',

'OR'OGON &%APTER, %EREIN REPRE'ENTE* B IT' PRE'I*ENT,

'AL+A*OR NEE E'TUE, re$o"/e"t$.)A&T'

J" G. )r!#/o $ roc!e/ :o#er"oreect. T7e Le:e o6 M"!c!!t!e$,

'or$o:o" &7ter, rere$e"te/ b !t$ Pre$!/e"t, E$te, 7o $ $o $!": !" 7!$er$o" cc!t, 6!e/ !t7 t7e &OMELE& et!t!o" 6or t7e ""e"t o6 )r!#/o$

eect!o" "/ roct!o" o" t7e :ro"/ t7t 7e $ "ot )!!!"o c!t!e", 7#!": bee"

"tr!e/ !" t7e U"!te/ 'tte$. )r!#/o /!tte/ t7t 7e $ "tr!e/ !" t7e U' $

e:e/ bt e/e/ t7e $ec! "/ 66!rt!#e /e6e"$e$ t7t 7e 7/ $o:7t Aer!c"c!t!e"$7! o" to rotect 7!$e6 :!"$t Pre$!/e"t Mrco$. %e //e/ t7t 7e 7/

retr"e/ to t7e P7!!!"e$ 6ter t7e E*'A re#ot!o" to 7e !" t7e re$tort!o" o6

/eocrc.

I''UE;7et7er or "ot J" G. )r!#/o !$ C!6!e/ to 7o/ b!c o66!ce=

%e/P7!!!"e c!t!e"$7! re#!o$ /!$o"e/ !$ "ot t7t c7e reco#ere/.

&!t!e"$7! o"ce o$t be recC!re/ e!t7er b "tr!t!o" or retr!t!o" or b

/!rect :r"t b (&A D3- 7!c7 $ "ot !"#oe/ b t7e et!t!o"er. Ob#!o$, t7!$ rereC!re$ $tr!ct !ct!o" 7e" t7e /e6!c!e"c !$ c o6 c!t!e"$7!. I6 er$o" $ee$ to

$er#e !" t7e Reb!c o6 t7e P7!!!"e$, 7e $t oe 7!$ tot ot to t7!$ co"tr

o", b

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/e"!e/.

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&o!$$!o"er$ o6 t7e &OMELE&, re$ect!#e, c!!": t7t t7e!r / !"ter!

o!"te"t$ #!ote/ t7e co"$t!tt!o" ro#!$!o"$ o" t7e !"/ee"/e"ce o6 t7e

&OMELE&.I''UE'

;7et7er or "ot / !"ter! o!"te"t$ o6 Be"!o, Borr "/ T$o" !$$e/ b

t7e Pre$!/e"t o"t$ to teorr o!"te"t ro7!b!te/ b t7e &o"$t!tt!o".

RULINGA" / !"ter! o!"te"t !$ er"e"t o!"te"t bec$e !t te$ e66ect

!e/!te "/ c" "o o":er be !t7/r" b t7e Pre$!/e"t o"ce t7e o!"tee 7$C!6!e/ !"to o66!ce. I" t7e !"$t"t c$e, t7e Pre$!/e"t /!/ !" 6ct o!"t er"e"t

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G.R. No. 115245 J 11, 1995

JUANITO &. PILAR, et!t!o"er,

#$.

&OMMI''ION ON ELE&TION', re$o"/e"t)ct$

O" Mrc7 22, 1992, et!t!o"er J"!to &. P!r 6!e/ 7!$ cert!6!cte o6 c"/!/c

6or t7e o$!t!o" o6 eber o6 t7e '"::"!": P"!:" o6 t7e Pro#!"ce o6 I$be.O" Mrc7 25, 1992, et!t!o"er !t7/re 7!$ cert!6!cte o6 c"/!/c. I" M.R.No$. 93

2D54 "/ 9400D5 /te/ No#eber 3, 1993 "/ )ebrr 13, 1994re$ect!#e, t7e

&OMELE& !o$e/ o" et!t!o"er t7e 6!"e o6 Te" T7o$"/ Pe$o$ 6or 6!re to 6!e 7!$

$ttee"t o6 co"tr!bt!o"$ "/ e?e"/!tre$. Pet!t!o"er 6!e/ ot!o" 6or reco"$!/ert!o"bt t7e $e $ /e"!e/ b t7e &OMELE&.

I$$e ;7et7er or "ot et!t!o"er !$ !be 6or 6!re to 6!e $ttee"t o6 co"tr!bt!o"$

"/ e?e"/!tre$ "ot!t7$t"/!": 7!$ 7#!": !t7/r" 7!$ cert!6!cte o6 c"/!/c t7ree/$ 6ter 7!$ 6!!":.

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7$ t7e ob!:t!o" to 6!e 7!$ $ttee"t o6 co"tr!bt!o"$ "/ e?e"/!tre$. ;ereco:"!e/ !$ t7e re t7t 7ere t7e /oe$ "ot /!$t!":!$7, cort$ $7o/ "ot

/!$t!":!$7. No /!$t!"ct!o" !$ to be /e !" t7e !ct!o" o6 7ere "o"e !$

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bt $o to o"e 7o !t7/re 7!$ c"/!/c.

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G.R. No. 1D12D5 )ebrr 24, 2004

LABAN NG *EMORATIONG PILIPINO, rere$e"te/ b !t$ &7!r" E*GAR*OJ. ANGARA

#$.

T%E &OMMI'ION ON ELE&TION' "/ AGAPITO A. AKUINO)A&T' T7e Ge"er &o"$e o6 t7e Lb" ": *eort!o": P!!!"o (L*P-,

re:!$tere/ o!t!c rt, !"6ore/ t7e &OMELE& b o6 M"!6e$tt!o" t7t o" t7e

Prt &7!r", 'e"tor E/:r/o J. A":r, or 7!$ t7or!e/ rere$e"tt!#e e"/or$et7e cert!6!cte o6 c"/!/c o6 t7e rt$ o66!c! c"/!/te$. T7e $e M"!6e$tt!o"

$tte/ t7t 'e". A":r 7/ ce/ t7e L*P 'ecretr Ge"er, Rere$e"tt!#e A:!to

A. AC!"o, o" F!"/e6!"!te 6orce/ e#e.F I" t7e e"t!e, Ab$$/or E"r!Ce A.

/!#r $ /e$!:"te/ Act!": 'ecretr Ge"er.%oe#er, Re. AC!"o 6!e/ 7!$ &oe"t, co"te"/!": t7t t7e Prt &7!r" /oe$ "ot

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M"!6e$tt!o" 6!e/ b t7e L*P Ge"er &o"$e 7$ "o b$!$, Re. AC!"o $e/ t7e

&OMELE& to /!$re:r/ t7e $e.I''UE I$ t7e $cert!"e"t o6 t7e !/e"t!t o6 o!t!c rt "/ !t$ o66!cer$ !t7!"

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