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2008-01-30 |
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. |
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| In Jainal v. Commission on Elections,[22] a pre-proclamation case filed by mayoralty candidate Julhatab Talib, the Court affirmed the order of the COMELEC annulling the proclamation of his rival, Salip Aloy Jainal, for having been made immediately after the board ruled on the objection of Talib. Thus:[I]t was the MBC who did not comply with its duties under Sec. 20 of R.A. No. 7166. When Talib made his objections to the inclusion of the contested election returns, there was no other recourse for the MBC except to rule on the objections, suspend the canvass of the contested election returns, and suspend the proclamation of petitioner, in that sequence. Instead of doing so, the MBC, after ruling on the objections, included the contested returns in the canvass and immediately proclaimed petitioner. (Emphasis supplied) | |||||