G.R. NOS. 167989-93 - TEODORO M. JUMAMIL, GRACIANO CENTINO, ANICETO CASTILLO, ORLANO MILLANO, AND FAUSTINO FRANCISCO, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, NICOLAS PUROG, JR., DOLORES ORQUIN-VERDE, ARTURO ALILUYAH, JOHN A. MEDICE, RUFINO A. SUBIAGA AND FELIX G. AUCENTE, JR.. R E S O L U T I O N - Supreme Cou

Ruling

Accordingly, the RTC was unequivocally directed to proceed with deliberate dispatch with the revision of the contested and counter-protested ballots in the subject election protest cases. In particular, in a 1) Resolution dated 3 April 2006, the 1st Division of public respondent COMELEC dismissed SPR No. 65-2004, the Petition for Certiorari filed by herein private respondents Aliluyah, et al. against herein petitioner Millano, for lack of merit; [4] 2) Resolution dated 12 July 2005, the 1st Division of public respondent COMELEC dismissed SPR No. 66-2004, the Petition for Certiorari filed by herein private respondents Aliluyah, et al. against herein petitioner Francisco, for lack of merit; [5] 3) Resolution dated 17 July 2006, the 1st Division of public respondent COMELEC dismissed SPR No. 67-2004, the Petition for Certiorari filed by herein private respondent Purog against herein petitioner Jumamil, for lack of merit; [6] 4) Resolution dated 31 March 2006, the 1st Division of public respondent COMELEC dismissed SPR No. 68-2004, the Petition for Certiorari filed by herein private respondent Verde against herein petitioner Centino, for lack of merit; [7] and 5) Resolution dated 28 August 2006, the 1st Division of public respondent COMELEC dismissed SPR No. 64-2004, the Petition for Certiorari filed by herein private respondents Aliluyah, et al. against Castillo, for lack of merit. [8] NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , as it is hereby Resolved, in accordance with the foregoing discussion, to DISMISS herein consolidated Petitions for Certiorari for utter lack of merit, over and above the fact that they have already become moot. No costs. SO ORDERED.