As a result of such reversal, the Court declared Abundo eligible for another term as Mayor to which he was duly

elected in the May 2010 elections and immediately reinstated him to such position. Emeterio M. Tarin and Cesar O.
Cervantes were also ordered to immediately vacate the positions of Mayor and Vice-Mayor of Viga, Catanduanes,
respectively and to revert to their original positions of Vice-Mayor and first Councilor, respectively, upon receipt of
this Decision, which is immediately executory. The Court likewise lifted the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) it
issued on July 3, 2012 to restrain the COMELEC from enforcing the abovementioned resolutions.
As provided for in Section 8, Article X of the 1987 Constitution and Sec. 43(b) of the Local Government Code, the
three-term limit rule constitutes a disqualification to run for an elective local office when an official has been elected
for three consecutive terms in the same local government post and has fully served those three consecutive terms