Tag: election

— Constitutional Law —

OSMEÑA vs. COMELEC G.R. No. 100318 June 30, 1991 Elections

October 30, 2017

FACTS: Petitioners pray for this Court to declare Republic Act No. 7056 as unconstitutional and, therefore, invalid and inoperative because: 1. It violates the mandate of the Constitution for the holding of synchronized national and local elections on the second Monday of May 1992. 2. Republic Act 7056, particularly the 2nd paragraph of Section 3… Read More OSMEÑA vs. COMELEC G.R. No. 100318 June 30, 1991 Elections

— Political Law —

LAZATIN vs. HRET and LORENZO G. TIMBOL G.R. No. 84297 December 8, 1988 Election, Electoral tribunal

October 6, 2017

FACTS: Petitioner and private respondent were among the candidates for Representative of the first district of Pampanga. Petitioner was proclaimed as Congressman-elect and assumed office. Later, the COMELEC declared petitioner’s proclamation void ab initio. Petitioner challenged the COMELEC resolution before this Court. The Court set aside the COMELEC’s revocation of petitioner’s proclamation. On February 8,… Read More LAZATIN vs. HRET and LORENZO G. TIMBOL G.R. No. 84297 December 8, 1988 Election, Electoral tribunal