FACTS: Private respondent Datu Sinsuat filed a petition for the denial of due course to or cancellation of the certificate of candidacy (COC) of Gunsi for Mayor of South Upi, Maguindanao in in the May 10, 2004 Elections alleging that: (a) Gunsi was not a registered voter in the Municipality of South Upi, Maguindanao since… Read More GUNSI v. COMELEC and DATU ISRAEL SINSUAT G.R. No. 168792 February 23, 2009 R.A. 8189 Voter’s Registration Act, Moot and Academic Cases, Exceptions

FACTS: This petition for certiorari under Rule 65 assails the Resolution of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) En Banc which declared private respondent Arsenio Densing Noble qualified to run for municipal mayor of Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental, in the May 14, 2007 Synchronized National and Local Elections.  Petitioner Makil U. Pundaodaya is married to Judith Pundaodaya,… Read More PUNDAODAYA vs. COMELEC G.R. No. 179313 September 17, 2009 Residence, Domicile, Dwelling

FACTS: Petitioner Jamela Salic Maruhom was a mayoralty candidate in the Municipality of Marantao, Lanao del Sur.Her opponent, re-electionist Mayor Abinal filed before the COMELEC a Petition for Disqualification against Maruhom, which alleged that she was a double registrant. The COMELEC First Division found that Maruhom had two subsisting registrations, one in Marawi, and another… Read More MARUHOM vs. COMELEC G.R. No. 179430 July 27, 2009