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2015-09-01 |
PEREZ, J. |
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| The phrase "originally commenced in the commission" in Section 6, Rule 18 of the COMELEC Rules is worded in plain language and, therefore, must be construed in its ordinary and natural sense.[25] It simply means what it says. The phrase is meant to cover any action or proceeding that is filed, at the first instance, before the COMELEC—whether sitting in division or en banc—as contradistinguished from cases that are merely appealed to it. Petitioner's view that restricts such phrase to include only those actions or proceedings that are originally filed with the COMELEC en banc itself (e.g., petition to declare failure of elections) has no basis and only obscures the otherwise clear import of the phrase's language. | |||||