G.R. No. 277514 - CHARLES "DB" SAVELLANO Y SERRANO, VS. RONALD V. SINGSON AND THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS.

Ruling

ACCORDINGLY , the Petition is GRANTED . The Resolution of the Commission on Elections En Banc dated December 20, 2024 and the Resolution of the Commission on Elections First Division dated December 11, 2024 in SPA No. 24-060 (DC), which declared petitioner Charles "DB" Savellano a nuisance candidate and cancelled his certificate of candidacy, are hereby ANNULLED and SET ASIDE . His certificate of candidacy is hereby ORDERED to be REINSTATED and he is DECLARED a candidate for representative for the First District of Ilocos Sur in the May 12, 2025 National and Local Elections. Finally, the Temporary Restraining Order issued by the Court on January 14, 2025 is hereby MADE PERMANENT . SO ORDERED.