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2015-12-16 |
PERLAS-BERNABE, J. |
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| Aside from committing forum shopping by raising this issue despite already being subject of a prior petition filed before this Court, i.e., G.R. No. 220918,[114] petitioners fail to consider that the 120- and 90-day periods stated therein refer to the prohibitive period beyond which voter registration may no longer be conducted. As already resolved in this Court's Resolution dated December 8, 2015 in G.R. No. 220918, the subject provision does not mandate COMELEC to conduct voter registration up to such time; rather, it only provides a period which may not be reduced, but may be extended depending on the administrative necessities and other exigencies.[115] Verily, as the constitutional body tasked to enforce and implement election laws, the COMELEC has the power to promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to fulfil its mandate.[116] Perforce, this power includes the determination of the periods to accomplish certain pre-election acts,[117] such as voter registration. | |||||