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G.R. No. 152163. No embe 18, 2002.

SABDULLAH T. MACABAGO, pe i ione , .

COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and JAMAEL M.
SALACOP, e ponden .

E La ; COMELEC; P a a P a ;R 64
R C ; R 64 R C a
a COMELEC
a - a . We led in E M. Sa a, a . .
H . R L. Ma a a, a . ha R le 64 of he R le
applie onl o o a of he COMELEC in he
e e ci e of i a i-j dicial f nc ion . The le doe no appl o
in e loc o o de of he COMELEC in he e e ci e of i a i-
j dicial f nc ion o o i admini a i e o de . In hi ca e, he
a ailed o de of he COMELEC decla ing p i a e e ponden
pe i ion o be one fo ann lmen of he elec ion o fo a
decla a ion of a fail e of elec ion in he m nicipali and
o de ing he p od c ion of he o iginal copie of he VRR fo he
echnical e amina ion i admini a i e in na e. R le 64, a
p oced al de ice fo he e ie of final o de , e ol ion o
deci ion of he COMELEC, doe no fo eclo e eco e o hi
Co nde R le 65 f om admini a i e o de of aid
Commi ion i ed in he e e ci e of i admini a i e f nc ion.
Sa ; Sa ; Sa ; J a P ; E J a
P . I bea e ing ha nde A icle VIII, Sec ion 1 of
he Con i ion, j dicial po e i e ed in he co . J dicial
po e incl de he d of he co of j ice o e le ac al
con o e ie in ol ing igh hich a e legall demandable and
enfo ceable and o de e mine he he o no he e ha been a
g a e ab e of di c e ion amo n ing o lack o e ce of
j i dic ion on he pa of an b anch o in men ali of he
Go e nmen . J dicial po e i an an ido e o and a afe ne
again him ical,

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de po ic and opp e i e e e ci e of go e nmen al po e . The

agg ie ed pa ma eek ed e he ef om h o gh he
app op ia e pecial ci il ac ion p o ided b he R le of Co . A
o ac of he COMELEC, he pecial ci il ac ion ma be one fo
ce io a i p an o A icle IX(A), Sec ion 7 of he Con i ion.
Sa ; Sa ; Sa ; C a ; A a a , a
a a COMELEC a a
a a a . A a gene al le, an
admini a i e o de of he COMELEC i no a p ope bjec of a
pecial ci il ac ion fo ce io a i. B hen he COMELEC ac
cap icio l o him icall , i h g a e ab e of di c e ion
amo n ing o lack o e ce of j i dic ion in i ing ch an
o de , he agg ie ed pa ma eek ed e f om hi Co aa
pecial ci il ac ion fo ce io a i nde R le 65 of he R le .
Sa ; Sa ; Sa ; P - a a C D .
P ep oclama ion con o e ie a e p ope l limi ed o challenge
di ec ed again he Boa d of Can a e and p oceeding befo e
aid Boa d ela ing o pa ic la elec ion e n o hich p i a e
e ponden ho ld ha e made pecific e bal objec ion
b e en l ed ced o i ing. The p oceeding a e mma in
na e; h , he ecep ion of e idence a , . . he o iginal
copie of he VRR , i p o c ibed. In fine, in p ep oclama ion
p oceeding , he COMELEC i no o look be ond o behind
elec ion e n hich a e on hei face eg la and a hen ic
e n . I e ch a f a d o e o i m a endan o he
elec ion p oce , he e ol ion of hich o ld compel o
nece i a e he COMELEC o pie ce he eil of elec ion e n
hich appea o be a a eg la , on hei face, a e
ana hema o a p e-p oclama ion con o e .
Sa ; Sa ; Sa ; Fa E D . Befo e he
COMELEC can g an a e ified pe i ion eeking o decla e a
fail e of elec ion, he conc ence of o (2) condi ion m be
e abli hed, namel : (a) no o ing ha aken place in he p ecinc
conce ned on he da e fi ed b la o , e en if he e a o ing,
he elec ion ne e hele e l ed in a fail e o elec ; (b) he
o e ca o ld affec he e l of he elec ion. The Co
decla ed in R a Ca a .C E , a .,
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ha he e a e onl h ee (3) in ance he e a faile of elec ion

ma be decla ed, namel : (a) a
a a a on acco n of
a , iolence, e o i m, f a d, o o he analogo ca e ; (b)
a a a
a on acco n of
a , iolence, e o i m, f a d, o o he analogo ca e ; (c)
a a a a a a
a a ,
a

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a on acco n of a , iolence, e o i m,
f a d, o o he analogo ca e .

SPECIAL CIVIL ACTION in he S p eme Co .

Ce io a i.

The fac a e a ed in he opinion of he Co .

F a B. S a a fo pe i ione .
E a A. Ma fo p i a e e ponden .
Pa a a a , F , Pa a a a & A a
collabo a ing co n el fo eponden .

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

O Ma 22, 2001, pe i ione Sabd llah T. Macaba a

p oclaimed b he M nicipal Boa d of Can a e a he
inning candida e fo he po i ion of M nicipal Ma o of
Sag i an, Lanao del S . Pe i ione had a lead of 198 o e
o e hi ad e a , p i a e e ponden Jamael M. Salacop.
O J ne 1, 2001, p i a e e ponden filed a pe i ion
i h he C E ec (COMELEC) again
pe i ione and he p oclaimed Vice-Ma o and M nicipal
Co ncilo , a ell a he membe of he M nicipal Boa d
of Can a e , docke ed a SPC-01-234, o ann l he
e ec and he p oclama ion of candida e in he
M nicipali of Sag i an, Lanao del S . P i a e
e ponden alleged ha he e a a ma i e b i ion of
o e , ampan and pe a i e i eg la i ie in o ing
p oced e in P ecinc No . 19, 20, 28 and 29, and a
fail e of he Boa d of Elec ion In pec o (BEI) o compl
i h Sec ion 28 and 29 of Comelec Re ol ion No. 3743
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and Sec ion 193 of he Omnib Elec ion Code, h

ende ing he elec ion p oce in ho e p ecinc a ham
and a mocke and he p oclama ion of he inning
candida e a n lli . P i a e e ponden f he a e ed
ha if hi pe i ion e e o be gi en d e co e, he o ld
in b a ma gin of one h nd ed nine -fo (194) o e
o e he o e of pe i ione . He h p a ed:

WHEREFORE, fo egoing p emi e con ide ed, i i mo

e pec f ll p a ed of hi Hono able C ha he
elec ion e l in P ecinc 19, 20, 28 and 29 be o de ed e a ide
and con ide ed e cl ded and he p oclama ion of he inning
candida e in he aid m nicipali be ANNULLED o eflec he
gen ine de i e of he majo i of he people.

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All o he elief , deemed j and e i able nde he

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ci c m ance a e like i e p a ed fo .

In ppo of hi pe i ion, p i a e e ponden appended

he e o pho ocopie of andom Vo e Regi a ion Reco d
(VRR ) e idencing he f a d and decei ha allegedl
pe mea ed he elec o al p oce , a ell a affida i
ending o p o e ha e io i eg la i ie e e commi2 ed
in he cond c of he e ec in he bjec p ecinc .
In hi an e , pe i ione denied he h of he
ma e ial allega ion in he pe i ion and a e ed ha i
ai ed a p e-p oclama ion con o e . He f he alleged
ha he g o nd elied pon b p i a e e ponden o ld
be p ope in an elec ion 3
p oe b no in a p e-
p oclama ion con o e .
The COMELEC E Ba ook cogni ance of he pe i ion
and Feb a 11, 2002, i ed an o de di ec ing he
Elec ion Office of Sag i an, Lanao del S , o b ing o and
p od ce befo e he COMELEC Office in Manila he o iginal
VRR of he e ioned p ecinc fo echnical
e amina ion:

WHEREFORE, p emi e con ide ed, he C he eb

RESOLVES o di ec M . Ib ahim M. Macada o, he Elec ion
Office of Sag i an, Lanao del S o p od ce he bjec o iginal
VRR of he e ioned p ecinc he e in Manila fo he
appe aining echnical e amina ion.
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SO ORDERED.

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In he ame o de , he COMELEC decla ed ha con a o

pe i ione claim , he pe i ion did no allege a p e-
p oclama ion con o e . The C cha ac e i ed
he pe i ion a one fo he ann lmen of he elec ion o
decla a ion of fail e of elec ion in he m nicipali , a
pecial ac ion co e ed b R le 26 of he COMELEC R le
of P oced e. Acco dingl , he COMELEC e a ide he
docke ing of he pe i ion a a Special Ca e (SPC) and
o de ed he edocke ing he eof a a Special Ac ion (SPA).
Af e i e amina ion of he e idence bmi ed b
pe i ione , he COME-

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1 Rollo, pp. 28-29.

2 I ., p. 31.
3 I .
4 I ., p. 33.

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LEC concl ded ha he e a con incing p oof of ma i e

f a d in he cond c of he e ec in he fo (4)
p ecinc ha nece i a ed a echnical e amina ion of he
o iginal copie of he VRR and hei compa i on i h he
oe igna e and finge p in . The COMELEC f he
no ed ha ince he lead of Macaba a onl 124 o e
- - he 474 o e of he con e ed p ecinc , he
o come of he pe i ion o ld ad e el affec he e l of
he e ec in he M nicipali . In i ing aid O de ,
he COMELEC elied i b oad po e nde he 1987
Con i ion and he p ono ncemen of hi Co 5 in
Pa a Pa . C mmi i n n Elec i n6 , and
T a L . C mmi i n n Elec i n , a .
Fo h i h, pe i ione filed i h hi Co he in an
pecial ci il ac ion fo ce io a i nde R le 65 of he 1997
R le of Ci il P oced e, a amended, p a ing fo he
e e al of he Feb a 11, 2002 o de of he COMELEC
E Ba . Pe i ione alleged ha :

6.1.

PUBLIC RESPONDENT COMELEC EN BANC COMMITTED

GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION AMOUNTING TO LACK OF
OR IN EXCESS OF JURISDICTION WHEN IT TOOK

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COGNIZANCE OF AND PASSED UPON THE PETITION IN

SPC NO. 01-234 IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 3, RULE 3 OF
THE COMELEC RULES OF PROCEDURE.

6.2.

PUBLIC RESPONDENT COMELEC EN BANC COMMITTED

GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION AMOUNTING TO LACK OF
OR IN EXCESS OF JURISDICTION WHEN IT ISSUED ITS
ORDER ON FEBRUARY 11, 2002 FOR THE TECHNICAL
EXAMINATION OF THE VOTERS REGISTRATION RECORDS
OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF PRECINCT NOS. 19, 20, 28
& 29 OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAGUIARAN, LANAO DEL
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SUR.

The ke nel i e po ed in he ca e a ba a e (a) he he

pe i ione eco e o hi Co Unde R le 65 of he
1997 R le of Ci il P oced e, a amended, i in o de ; and
(b) he he he

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5 25 SCRA 377 (1968).

6 305 SCRA 832 (1999).
7 Rollo, pp. 7-8.

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COMELEC ac ed i ho j i dic ion o commi ed a g a e

ab e of i di c e ion amo n ing o e ce o lack of
j i dic ion in aking cogni ance of he pe i ion of p i a e
e ponden and in i ing he a ailed O de .
O he fi i e, pe i ione a e ha he a impelled
o file he in an pe i ion i ho fi filing i h he
COMELEC a mo ion fo a econ ide a ion of i o de
beca e nde he COMELEC R le of P oced e, a mo ion
fo a econ ide a ion of an in e loc o o de of he
COMELEC E Ba i a p ohibi ed pleading, and ha he
COMELEC ac ed i h g a e ab e of di c e ion amo n ing
o e ce o lack of j i dic ion in i ing he a ailed
o de . P i a e e ponden he o he hand in i ha
nde R le 64 of he 1997 R le of Ci il P oced e, a
pecial ci il ac ion fo ce io a i filed i h hi Co i
p ope onl fo he n llifica ion of a final o de o
e ol ion of he COMELEC and no of i in e loc o
o de o e ol ion ch a he a ailed o de in hi ca e.
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Sec ion 1, R le 64, a amended, ead :

SECTION 1. S . Thi R le hall go e n he e ie of

j dgmen and final o de o e ol ion of he C
8
E ec and he C A di .

Unde Sec ion 2 of he ame R le, a j dgmen o final o de

o e ol ion of he COMELEC ma be b o gh b he
agg ie ed pa o hi Co ce io a i nde R le 65,
a amended, e cep a he ein p o ided. We led in
E 9 M. Sa a, a. .H .R L. Ma a a,
a . ha R le 64 of he R le applie onl o o
a of he COMELEC in he e e ci e of i a i-
j dicial f nc ion . The le doe no appl o in e loc o
o de of he COMELEC in he e e ci e of i a i-j dicial
f nc ion o o i admini a i e o de . In hi ca e, he
a ailed o de of he COMELEC decla ing p i a e
e ponden pe i ion o be one fo ann lmen of he
e ec o fo a decla a ion of a fail e of e ec in
he m nicipali and o de ing he p od c ion of he
o iginal copie of he VRR fo he echnical e amina ion i
ad-

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8 S a.
9 340 SCRA 506 (2000).

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mini a i e in na e. R le 64, a p oced al de ice fo
he e ie of final o de , e ol ion o deci ion of he
COMELEC, doe no fo eclo e eco e o hi Co nde
R le 65 f om admini a i e o de of aid C 11
i ed in he e e ci e of i admini a i e f nc ion.
I bea e ing ha nde A icle VIII, Sec ion 1 of
he Con i ion, j dicial po e i e ed in he co .
J dicial po e incl de he d of he co of j ice o
e le ac al con o e ie in ol ing igh hich a e
legall demandable and enfo ceable and o de e mine
he he o no he e ha been a g a e ab e of di c e ion
amo n ing o lack o e ce of j i dic ion he pa of
an b anch o in men ali of he Go e nmen . J dicial
po e i an an ido e o and a afe ne again him ical,
de po ic and opp e i e e e ci e of go e nmen al po e .

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The agg ie ed pa ma eek ed e he ef om h o gh

he app op ia e pecial ci il ac ion p o ided b he R le of
Co . A o ac of he COMELEC, he pecial ci il ac ion
ma be one fo ce io a i p an o A icle IX(A), Sec ion
7 of he Con i ion.
A a gene al le, an admini a i e o de of he
COMELEC i 12no a p ope bjec of a pecial ci il ac ion
fo ce io a i. B hen he COMELEC ac cap icio l
o him icall , i h g a e ab e of di c e ion amo n ing
o lack o e ce of j i dic ion in i ing ch an o de , he
agg ie ed pa ma eek ed e f om hi Co a a
pecial13 ci il ac ion fo ce io a i nde R le 65 of he
R le .
P i ae e ponden canno find olace in he
p ono ncemen in R 14
A , J . . C mmi i n n
Elec i n , a. beca e he bjec ma e of he
pe i ion he ein a an in e loc o o de of a Di i ion of
he COMELEC. Thi Co held ha he emed of he
agg ie ed pa a fi o file a mo ion fo a
econ ide a ion

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10 R a Ca a .C E , a ., 282 SCRA 512

(1997).
11 C a L. Ca a .C E , a ., 260 SCRA
503 (1996).
12 T a L . C E , a ., 305 SCRA 832
(1999).
13 A a Ra . PHHC, a ., 114 SCRA 712 (1982).
14 344 SCRA 358 (2000).

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of he o de i h he COMELEC E Ba . The a
he efo i ha nde R le 3, Sec ion 6(c) of he COMELEC
R le of P oced e, an mo ion fo a econ ide a ion of a
deci ion, e ol ion, o de o ling of a Di i ion of he
COMELEC ha o be efe ed o and e ol ed b he
C i ing E Ba . A mo ion fo
econ ide a ion filed i h he COMELEC E Ba of an
o de , ling o e ol ion of a Di i ion he eof i a plain,
peed and ade a e emed he ef om.
We no e ol e he econd i e. I ef agabl , he
pe i ion befo e he COMELEC doe no po e a p e-
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p oclama ion con o e a defined in A icle XX, Sec ion

241 of Rep blic Ac No. 7166, h :

SEC. 241. D . A p e-p oclama ion con o e efe o

an e ion pe aining o o affec ing he p oceeding of he
boa d of can a e hich ma be ai ed b an candida e o b
an egi e ed poli ical pa o coali ion of poli ical pa ie befo e
15
he boa d o di ec l i h he C .

P e-p oclama ion con o e ie a e p ope l limi ed o

challenge di ec ed again he Boa d of Can a e and
p oceeding befo e aid Boa d ela ing o pa ic la
elec ion e n o hich p i a e e ponden ho ld ha e
made pecific e bal objec ion b e en l ed ced o
i ing. The p oceeding a e mma in na e; h , he
ecep ion of e idence a , . . he o iginal copie of he
VRR , i p o c ibed. In fine, in p e-p oclama ion
p oceeding , he COMELEC i no o look be ond o behind
elec ion e n hich a e
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hei face eg la and
a hen ic e n . I e ch a f a d o e o i m
a endan o he elec ion p oce , he e ol ion of hich
o ld compel o nece i a e he COMELEC o pie ce he
eil of elec ion e n hich appea o be a a
eg la , hei face, a e ana hema o a p e-p oclama ion
con o e . S ch i e 17 ho ld be po ed and e ol ed in a
eg la elec ion p o e .

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15 S a.
16 J L. C . C E , a ., 319 SCRA 482
(1999).
17 N M. Ma a a .C E , a ., 271 SCRA
733 (1997).

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In hi pe i ion i h he COMELEC, p i a e e ponden

alleged ha f a d and i eg la i ie allegedl pe pe a ed
b n c p lo indi id al ho b i ed fo he
egi e ed o e and o ed fo he la e in he bjec
p ecinc , in con pi ac i h he Boa d of Elec ion
In pec o , o abe ed b he membe he eof, a ended
he elec o al p oce in he bjec p ecinc . The f a d and
he i eg la i ie ca alog ed b p i ae e ponden

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e i ed he ecep ion of e idence a . A a ed

ea lie , ch g o nd a e no p ope ba e fo a p e-
p oclama ion con o e b a e app op ia e fo a eg la
elec ion con e i hin he o iginal j i dic ion of he
Regional T ial Co . Indeed, he Co held in
D 18a a a D a a . C mmi i n n Elec i n ,
a .:

Tha he padding of he Li of Vo e ma con i e f a d, o

ha he Boa d of Elec ion In pec o ma ha e f a d len l
con pi ed in i p epa a ion, o ld no be a alid ba i fo a p e-
p oclama ion con o e ei he . Fo , hene e i eg la i ie ,
ch a f a d, a e a e ed, he p ope co e of ac ion i an
elec ion p o e .

S ch i eg la i ie a f a d, o e-b ing and e o i m a e p ope

g o nd in an elec ion con e b ma no a a le be in oked o decla e
a fail e of elec ion and o di enf anchi e he g ea e n mbe of he
elec o a e h o gh he mi deed , p eci el , of onl a ela i e fe .
O he i e, e ec ill ne e be ca ied o ih he e l an
di enf anchi emen of he innocen o e , fo he lo e ill al a c
f a d and e o i m (GAD . COMELEC, G.R. No. 78302, Ma 26, 1987,
150 SCRA 665).

Nei he i p i a e e ponden pe i ion befo e he

COMELEC one fo decla a ion of a fail e of e ec in
Sag i an, Lanao del S . Sec ion 6, A icle 1 of R.A. No.
7166 p o ide hen a fail e of elec ion occ

SEC. 6. Fa . If, acco n of fo ce maje e,

iolence, e o i m, f a d, o o he analogo ca e he elec ion
in an polling place ha no been held he da e fi ed, o had
been pended befo e he ho fi ed b he la fo he clo ing of
he o ing, o af e he o ing and d ing he p epa a ion and he
an mi ion of he elec ion e n o in he c od o can a
he eof, ch elec ion e l in a fail e o elec , and in an of
ch ca e he fail e o pen ion of elec-

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ion o ld affec he e l of he elec ion, he C

hall, he ba i of e ified pe i ion b an in e e ed pa and

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af e d e no ice and hea ing, call fo he holding o con in a ion

of he elec ion no held, pended o hich e l ed in a fail e
o elec a da e ea onabl clo e o he da e of he elec ion no
held, pended o hich e l ed in a fail e o elec b no
la e han hi da af e he ce a ion of he ca e of ch
po ponemen o pen ion of he elec ion o fail e o elec (Sec.
19
7, 1978 EC).

Unde Sec ion 5, A icle I of he afo emen ioned la , he

ma e of he po ponemen o decla a ion of fail e of
elec ion and he calling of a pecial elec ion a p o ided fo
in Sec ion 6, hall be decided b he COMELEC i ing E
Ba b a majo i of i membe :

SEC. 5. P . The po ponemen ,

decla a ion of fail e of elec ion and he calling of pecial
e ec a p o ided in Sec ion 5, 6 and 7 of he Omnib
Elec ion Code hall be decided b he C i ing en
banc b a majo i o e of i membe . The ca e fo he
decla a ion of a fail e of elec ion ma occ befo e o af e he
ca ing of o e o he da of he elec ion. (Sec. 4, p. 1, RA
20
7166).

Befo e he COMELEC can g an a e ified pe i ion eeking

o decla e a fail e of elec ion, he conc ence of o (2)
condi ion m be e abli hed, namel : (a) no o ing ha
aken place in he p ecinc conce ned he da e fi ed b
la o , e en if he e a o ing, he elec ion ne e hele
e l ed in a fail e o elec ; (b) he o e ca o ld affec
he e l of he elec ion. The Co decla ed21in R a
Ca a . C mmi i n n Elec i n , a ., ha he e
a e onl h ee (3) in ance he e a fail e of elec ion ma
be decla ed, namel :

(a) a a a n
a acco n of a , iolence, e o i m, f a d,
o o he analogo ca e ; (b) a a a
a
acco n of a , iolence, e o i m, f a d, o
o he analogo ca e ; (c) a a
a a a a

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19 S a.
20 S a.
21 282 SCRA 512 (1997).

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a a , a
a on acco n of a , iolence, e o i m,
22
f a d, o o he analogo ca e .

While f a d i a g o nd o decla e a fail e of elec ion, ch

f a dm be one ha p e en o pend he holding of
an elec ion, incl ding he p epa a ion and an mi ion of
he elec ion e n . Fail e o elec m be nde ood 23
in i li e al en e hich i , nobod eme ge a a inne .
The ba efaced fac ha a candida e ha been p oclaimed
and ha a med office doe no dep i e he COMELEC of
i a ho i 24 o ann l an can a and illegal
p oclama ion. A pe i ion fo he ann lmen of elec ion i
no he ame a one in ol ing a p e-p oclama ion
con o e . In he fai l ecen ca e of T25 a T. Ba a a,
J . . C E , a. i h a fac al
backd op imila o hi ca e, he Co held:

We ha e pain akingl e amined he pe i ion filed b pe i ione

Banaga befo e he COMELEC. B e fo nd ha pe i ione did
no allege a all ha elec ion e e ei he no held o pended.
Nei he did he a e ha al ho gh he e a o ing, nobod a
elec ed. On he con a , he conceded ha an elec ion ook place
fo he office of ice-ma o of Pa a a e Ci , and ha p i a e
e ponden a , in fac , p oclaimed elec ed o ha po . While
pe i ione con end ha he elec ion a ain ed i h ide p ead
anomalie , i m be no ed ha o a an a decla a ion of
fail e of elec ion he commi ion of f a d m be ch ha i
p e en ed o pended he holding of an elec ion, o ma ed
fa all he p epa a ion and an mi ion, c od and can a of
he elec ion e n . The e e en ial fac o gh o ha e been
alleged clea l b he pe i ione belo , b he did no .

P i a e e ponden alleged in hi pe i ion i h he

COMELEC E Ba ha he elec ion en ed in he
bjec p ecinc and ha pe i ione he ein eme ged a he
inne and a in fac p oclaimed a ch b he Boa d of
Elec ion In pec o .

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22 I ., p. 515.
23 J O. T ,J . .C E , a ., 319 SCRA
498 (1999).
24 Da A a a , a. .C E , G.R. No. 149803,
Jan a 31, 2002, 375 SCRA 503.

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In m hen, he g o nd alleged b p i a e e ponden in

hi pe i ion befo e he COMELEC a e ho e fo a eg la
elec ion p o e and a e no p ope in a p e-p oclama ion
con o e ; no i ch pe i ion one fo ann lmen of he
elec ion o fo a decla a ion of fail e of elec ion in he
m nicipali of Sag i an, Lanao del S . The COMELEC
ho ld ha e o de ed he di mi al of he pe i ion in ead of
i ing he a ailed o de . The COMELEC h commi ed
a g a e ab e of i di c e ion amo n ing o e ce o lack
of j i dic ion in i ing he ame. The e o i co ec ible
b he pecial ci il ac ion fo ce io a i.
PREMISES CONSIDERED, he pe i ion i GRANTED.
The a ailed o de i SET ASIDE. The pe i ion of he ein
p i ae e ponden ih he p blic e ponden i
DISMISSED, i ho p ej dice o he filing of a eg la
elec ion p o e , he pe iod fo he filing of hich i deemed
pended b he filing of he pe i ion befo e he
Commi ion on Elec ion hich ga e i e o he pe i ion a
ba .
SO ORDERED.

Da , J . (C.J.), P , V , Pa a a ,
Q ,C a and Ca -M a , JJ., conc .
B , M a, Y a -Sa a , Ca and
A a-Ma , JJ., On official lea e.
Sa a -G , J., In he e l .
A a, J., No pa .

P a , a .

N e. The office of a p e-p oclama ion con o e i

limi ed o incomple e, fal ified o ma e iall defec i e
e n hich appea a ch on hei face. (S a a .
C E , 237 SCRA 406 [1997])

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