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JurisprudenceG.R. No. 130831 -

N. ORAIZ, JR., BENERANDO F. MIRANDA, GEORGE V. BATERNA, TOMAS R. LACIERDA, SR.

En Banc

Cited Laws

RA 779,RA 494RA 690,RA 177RA 397RA 502RA 300RA 6636RA 890,RA 175RA 7166RA 222RA 60RA 410RA 779RA 178RA 494,RA 370,RA 6646RA 654
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TL;DR — Ruling

WHEREFORE, judgment is hereby rendered declaring: 1. For Mayor, RAUL F. FAMOR, as winner with the margin of Two hundred Ninety Eight (298) votes over protestee Roberto Ramas, and as a consequence, the proclamation and oath taking of Protestee Roberto Ramas as Municipal Mayor of Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur, as null and void and of no force and effect; 2. For Vice-Mayor, PONCIANO CAJETA, as winner, with a majority of Three Hundred Forty One (341) votes over that of protestee Francisco Oraiz, Jr.

Decision

Ruling

WHEREFORE, judgment is hereby rendered declaring: 1. For Mayor, RAUL F. FAMOR, as winner with the margin of Two hundred Ninety Eight (298) votes over protestee Roberto Ramas, and as a consequence, the proclamation and oath taking of Protestee Roberto Ramas as Municipal Mayor of Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur, as null and void and of no force and effect; 2. For Vice-Mayor, PONCIANO CAJETA, as winner, with a majority of Three Hundred Forty One (341) votes over that of protestee Francisco Oraiz, Jr., and as a consequence, his proclamation as Vice-Mayor of Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur, as null and void and of no force and effect; 3. For Members of the Sangguniang Bayan of Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur, the following are declared duly qualified and elected, as follows: 3.a Merlyn U. Rabe with 2,403 votes garnered; 3.b Benerando Miranda with 2,361 votes garnered; 3.c Edgar Revelo with 2,249 votes garnered; 3.d Cresencia C. Boiser with 2,238 votes garnered; and as a consequence, the proclamation and taking of oath of George Baterna, Tomas Lacierda, Sr., and Pedro Calimot, Jr., are declared null and void and of no force and effect. With cost de officio . SO ORDERED.