19d Romualdez v Comelec

Romualdez-Marcos vs. comelec Romualdez-Marcos vs. COMELECG.R. No.119976September 1! 199" Facts: #et$t$o%er &melda Romualdez-Marcos '$led (er Cert$'$cate o' Ca%d$dac) 'or t(e pos$t$o% o' Represe%tat$ve o' t(e *$rst +$str$ct o' Le)te. #r$vate respo%de%t C$r$lo Ro) Mo%te,o! a ca%d$date 'or t(e same pos$t$o%! '$led a pet$t$o% 'or ca%cellat$o% a%d d$s-ual$'$cat$o% .$t( t(e COMELEC alle/$%/ t(at pet$t$o%er d$d %ot meet t(e co%st$tut$o%al re-u$reme%t 'or res$de%c). #r$vate respo%de%t co%te%ded t(at pet$t$o%er lac0ed t(e Co%st$tut$o%1s o%e-)ear res$de%c) re-u$reme%t 'orca%d$dates 'or t(e 2ouse o' Represe%tat$ves. Issue: 3(et(er or %ot pet$t$o%er (as sat$s'$ed t(e res$de%c) re-u$reme%t as ma%dated b) 4rt. 5&! Sec. 6 o' t(e Co%st$tut$o% Decision: 32ERE*ORE! (av$%/ determ$%ed t(at pet$t$o%er possesses t(e %ecessar) res$de%ce -ual$'$cat$o%s to ru% 'or a seat $% t(e 2ouse o' Represe%tat$ves $% t(e *$rst +$str$ct o' Le)te! t(e COMELEC1s -uest$o%ed Resolut$o%s dated 4pr$l 67! Ma) 7! Ma) 11! a%d Ma) 6"! 199" are (ereb) SE8 4S&+E. Respo%de%t COMELEC $s (ereb) d$rected to order t(e #rov$%c$al 9oard o' Ca%vassers to procla$m pet$t$o%er as t(e dul) elected Represe%tat$ve o' t(e *$rst +$str$ct o' Le)te. Ratio Decidendi: :es. *or elect$o% purposes! res$de%ce $s used s)%o%)mousl) .$t( dom$c$le. 8(e Court up(eld t(e -ual$'$cat$o% o' pet$t$o%er! desp$te (er o.% declarat$o% $% (er cert$'$cate o' ca%d$dac) t(at s(e (adres$ded $% t(e d$str$ct 'or o%l) 7 mo%t(s! because o' t(e 'ollo.$%/; 8acloba% became pet$t$o%er?s dom$c$le o' or$/$% b) operat$o% o' la. .(e% (er 'at(er brou/(t t(e 'am$l) to Le)te>