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2009-04-02 |
CHICO-NAZARIO, J. |
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| It bears enucleation that the rule prescribing the ten-day period for the filing of an election protest is mandatory and jurisdictional; and the filing of an election protest beyond the period deprives the court of jurisdiction over the protest. Violation of this rule should not be taken lightly, nor should it be brushed aside as a mere procedural lapse that can be overlooked. This is not a mere technicality but an essential requirement, the non-compliance with which would oust the court of jurisdiction over the case.[34] | |||||