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Ig-Ai'R-lr.ll: ttv;58 cu5rb r the phii €o ru otr Et Als trfltramuros, MBnlla 4 16 !3 ltL \ : I ELlclER FEI"IX M. pOR.tr{Et, E'tI BANC i - v#rgus* Petitioner' F$R;TAIiI DO VALTE)O GO I{ZALEZ, x .----..-..- .-T:t::::l-o:--.--.-- . NIITICE I, ATTY, ANFIA CANTDAD SAIGN.DUPAYA THE LAVU FIRM OF DUPAYA & DI.,IPAYA Counsel ftrl bl're letitirrr..er Uflit 6-8 A0 L*nsberph Flece Corrciomillir.;m 17f T. I,loleto ':stilsr Scout il,?ftilr.$r:t,*ets, Que;:on Clty, t4ett'c Flaniltr a.. ATTY. O SAR.MTENIO tr AT"TY. r}A}iS " tlounscl fcrr the fi.€spondeni 22 Sunrise l!ills, i$ew plariila iQi"ieuorl City, Metro l{anlia 6FPr hii0. l.S-163 {pC} GSEET IHGS I Attached is a copy of the R E $ 6 L u T t d ff of il.le cornff,lssiorr {fAl II{Jtr(.1J lrr thf fi:,o\ie-*ntllifus,:i r:f se pi.omulgtatr:cl Aprrl 5, 2013, Manlia, 05 Apri! 2013, FOfT TTiE COHFII$$TSIt:

COMELEC EnBanc Decision on Pornel vs. Gonzalez

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cu5rb

r the phii€o ru otr Et Als

trfltramuros, MBnlla

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ELlclER FEI"IX M. pOR.tr{Et,

E'tI BANC

i - v#rgus* Petitioner'

F$R;TAIiI DO VALTE)O GO I{ZALEZ,

x .----..-..- .-T:t::::l-o:--.--.-- .

NIITICEI, ATTY, ANFIA CANTDAD SAIGN.DUPAYA

THE LAVU FIRM OF DUPAYA & DI.,IPAYACounsel ftrl bl're letitirrr..erUflit 6-8 A0 L*nsberph Flece Corrciomillir.;m17f T. I,loleto ':stilsr Scout il,?ftilr.$r:t,*ets,Que;:on Clty, t4ett'c Flaniltr

a.. ATTY. O SAR.MTENIO trAT"TY. r}A}iS

" tlounscl fcrr the fi.€spondeni22 Sunrise l!ills, i$ew plariilaiQi"ieuorl City, Metro l{anlia

6FPr hii0. l.S-163 {pC}

GSEET IHGSI

Attached is a copy of the R E $ 6 L u T t d ff of il.le cornff,lssiorr

{fAl II{Jtr(.1J lrr thf fi:,o\ie-*ntllifus,:i r:f se pi.omulgtatr:cl Aprrl 5, 2013,

Manlia, 05 Apri! 2013,

FOfT TTiE COHFII$$TSIt:

lg-APR-?013 0g:53 iJ. rj2

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ELME& FE[",H M. FORNEL,Fetitioncv,

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Republic of the PhilipPinesCOMMI$SION ON EIEETIONS

Inkamuros, Manila

EN B*lsc

TERNANDOGBNZALEU,

vALLEIO

Respondent.

SPA Cage No, t3*167 (DC)

fucrctt:Brillantes, S.S. jr-, CJicirman

Tagle, L. N., Cornw$eaiarur

Yusoph E.R, Commic*i.Dvr

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REsQturI_qN

For resolution by th-e comnntssion Ett Eanc it fhe ,\{ptton Jur

Rtcansidwr*fronl dateC ie f.b**ry 2013 fited by petitioner Elmer Felix

M" PclrrEl assailing the loint Ecsolgfiorte d.ated 31 lanr'tary 20x.2 of the

Cornrnission ($enunrd Diuisrion) which disrfueaed the Petlfions dated 29

Ocf.ober 2fr1i. W derny dile course to or cancel the Certi{icate ofCand.idacy of rmpondent Fernando Vatiejo Gonsalez'

The factual anteeedents of the case are as fotr'Iows:

Respondent is an incumbent mernbet clf tkre House of

iatives repr I the 3a ict ince of 'tlbay'tnber 2012, p.rn., he his of Candidacy

I Matio[ fw nliou dct+d f RG€ords, at * {06'420.? Resolulion fanuary 201? ion (Srccrd iw:); Iil', at prget 3t8-n'

415, t----"- "' -- -' tt

1 Petition dated 39 Ostubet 2012; id', et Prges l-12

i3-APR-2i t-i 0J r 53 P, l]3

liFA Crcr No, I$"rGZ fDC)Porrcl u, (jonzabz Page 3 o{ 11,

En Banc Rerolution

re-election {or the upcorninB 2CItr3 National, Local andEleeticns.a

eontfery to the requirements provided, by larar.u Petitioner alsoavsred that respondent materially mi*represented lus birth placewhen he si;ated in his (hrtit'icate of Candidary that he was born inLiga.o Citv Aibay conhadirting the official rscords which stated thathe wae bcrn in Legaspi, Albay.lr

Pursuarrt to Connelec Resolution No.. 9,523,rs the f-omrnission(Secand" Diaiaian\, through the Clerk of the eommiseion, issuedSurwmons anfh Nofice of Conftrenael6 dated 20 N,rvernber 2012 directing

I ltetpondenf s Crrdfitaiu $ C,mtdidnry; ld, at pege 16,! loetitloa dahd 29 tlctolnr lI)12, ld., rt page IB.o lii , at page 04,7 ld,t ilJ, ,t pagc il5,e nfrdaoit of Elaction o! Philippitu Citizeu;l'ip dated 11 Septefitffi 1961 executed by Raiael

Ferrrando Gonea.l*e Vall*!o; fri , at prgee 14-15,s Oath ol rtlir,g*lrrce damd li Seplecrber x961 exectted by Ralael Fernando Gcrrzahg

Vnlleio;lC., &t paSA 23.ri ,'rJ.. nt prges +#t7.ra.td_, at prse 08.ri ld-, rr p.ges 09-lS,le Id., af Fa$r lt{l1! (iommission on Electioru*, "1g1 Tha Mrtir.{ of the Arn+ndrlgrt to llr;lw 2}, i14 and 25 of

tltr COir{EtS,C Ruier of Procedtrr* i+t Prrrpnae of the 13 Msy il13 National, I.ocel and ARMMElrutioflp a+d Subsequent Bl 5 Septeor ,t

t6 lur:rripyrc zpitJl Nol e;rre date ntbu 2012: Becorde, ot poge.53 tJ

19-APR-2013 1C:00 P, tl4

5Pr1 Cree No- 1SX57 iDt)Psrn.,i ir. GoaanlEr

PagE 3 of ltrEl BRrrr: Rerolsttoo

se$pondent to (ile his verified Ansawr within tha reglementary periodafld to athnd tlrc ccnfermc€ $et on 04 December 201?.t7 On thc sanre

date, the Cierk of the Comrnission served a Notice al Conf*cnur[ onpetifioner.te

Eespondent, in his Anlwerza dated 2ii November 2AL2, deniedthe accu*ations and firaifltaifled the (ollowtng:n (1) That he ia a

natural born sitiaen hat ing executed an E'lectiou of PhiliVptruCffiaenslrifr arrd OaIft af Allegiaacerr on l.l. Septernber Lg6L;x (2) Thatthe Corunissi no iuriadiction to d responden{suitizenship as ted by the Supreme the case ofLimkadthor1g v. COMELECEs;16 (3) That'Ra.[ael Femar.do Gonualeo

VaIIejo' ir o Vallep Gorrzale/;u (4) That thepossession is not a prerequisite for electingcitizenship of tmmigration Circular is nothingbut a datab,asing requirement"'ae (6) That the C*msHtution leane

torvards petmitHng elections;s and (Q That petitinner's teliance onthe ptevious COMELEC Deci*iort i* rnrsplaced'a't

On the scheduled conference, the parfies, through theirreepective couflsels, appearedthen direeted fo substit their,dnys thereof.ss Petitioner and respondent submitted their Mtmoran*a

on 14 December ?01?.r{

tl t.1

r0 Notfcc al Cau/trr,r('r .lat+r{ !0 Novemher 201?; itl..tt page lrl,l't l/lru *ilnudr dated ?6 Novernber ?012; lrr., at pagee 53-73.t\ Id,ar Af;1,itarrit of Election ef Fitilippitc Cdtixrrr6it p dated I1 Septcmber 19)61 er*eutrd by S*.#aei

Fernandc 6anz go; Li., rl pag*e 77'78.I Onik iancc Catccl 1L Scptember 1961 ereculed by l{afrel Fertrando Ganzaks

Vrllelo; Id,, rt page 79.ri id", Et prges 57-59.6 GR Nos. 17E83'1."32, 1?9tZS, l?9'!5?-93. & 1792{t0{1,01 ,{pdl 200t9

16 A+*uer dahd i6 Novemhtr 2012; Raeorde, !t Pr8.i fll'63.e Id,, rt paEtt oB-55.s fd., at pagrs fi$66,F Id., ot paEBa 66-6S,

'rtId. at pa8e 6Sru,s td., ai paBp ,0.r? Ap*niefice ds6d ZE November ZO1Z is,ued by tlre Ckrk oI the Comnriss[on; I., , rt pt6e

t06,* Order dat+<l 0{ tlerernbrr ?01'I irsued by tlre C+mmiesion (Sbcorrd Dfuirioid; Id,, lt prge

108.r'i Fetltionet'[ to1efltr:mrtdrim dtted l,t DecembPf

"Ul?; !d., dt Paget 335-3c'0

Respcndenf s M etxoruwl u m d e|a,d'l 4 Dae.fi tbet 201 2l tri,, a t pa6ea 23$21?and

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r No. 1g-i6? {p(}Gis*xil*z Irrge { of Il

En Barrc Resolution

On 18 Febr*ary 30tr3, petitioner filed the s f*r.ItuwetetvA'rqrr(/,r-^ ax:auurB tnH lorffi fi^g$otunot? of ion{Seemd D*oieion)" H* assi6n*d the foliowlng errorsrie

"t lvith ali elue rexpec[ this H*noreble c*urnrission's assailedResolution islored.*.*n.. E-ri

^ltcflj.Alrfreqlocurnent fe'r tlratasruntirrg that therespcrtdenf himself, he ff,s,Inante and *idr:;i.r.6 i,r,et!:tlbound try the t*,u- ':u;Lrr..;rnobEnf,l rniEr€prruetr,tam,tnhis CC(j and deny lt due ,;surse;

IL Even acsuurhrg argueiirJo thet the person who signed tlw Clath ofnrr;'E *qd Elertion rf Fhi Citjm:*}.;i" .o ri,re reepla he still conunitted a mrs fltaiiL*i. i:t hw fl{-X-- ,ia he

fact no genuine intentir:n to r€riounce his ctilaen:1..1,., 1/!l)Et".i !,e r-sr red ?1yeats old by the evictr*nt fe-llt 'i-tmt "'!e

did fist ,r6a hrs r:rl rr'rrl€ fl'lid ciici netaffix his real airy*-uture. E.;eir on E:l,is rner,B asriirerpdon" the r+ri-.r:xj.;iit *{!lssll be ccnsidetred tr., havs mnd+ a rnisregrre*;irir4;on k! his C$C herausef-{8 {.I|.EAI{.LY tr!{D trl(If'}}rmlrui) T(} HE BO[-TNI} Bf iT EECAL'SE tiEr,UD NOT USE F{IS O!fuI.I F:HA(. I.I.Ah'tE Ai{E FATT-HN "i'fJ AFFIX HI$jl {'A I. $rCtfi'IL jli g

rT \11ilr' e i Jai,-: -..'ri,rlr*(:., i,ir ,;:+;r:; Iir:llla;i*lta J,l,ti8 tr,nir flp}:ly *li lhe

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ltr T3".i l-lx,:.r,-,:r :i tl.e -'Ili- i-rr.',.:I, i.rE i'&ii,rn l.rtii*tia! rtu':!qc $f

":,r,-.t.!,ril,iil ii is ni,t p,*-s- :lr t[-.: h':r: ,;; i'.r: iar":d. Jvtr. ,l *rt n'r-r{ra*rier (he

1'qllatr,J;, f::!r--i -,d,:,li-:l;)":llil-,1. rrf i.'rir: r::s1;r;ll;i;lJ ,:hEt *ie ljjli!; irg''! giruady

t:Jr:iLn.:d ;l ic*siorl rle*l,e.rir,gg hirn ,s netirtai'.b*tu Biilprns $ti'd,,*i'r, .tt r.uflJlet

$"3! jr'itl Fiorl:r:"ir'rt dll{* 3"1 t-i-.:'',-r'?t)f5; iri, al y'ergee'398405.:fI irl., nt pagr:s .r,{:$:.t,.i}.

.,rr ,y', rl pr?+ {ft,/,]r

"ilirtrpg ,t"Rt*or:;ir|e ri;lirr;r rla{eri li F1.::i:r,lr:ry til?;, Jn,, ,'ai pages 4i!6.4}0,r r,i,. ai pptre 4ff,1 '.t

P, 06:9-APR-?013 1C:02

$FA Co+e rr)*. 13-167 iDr'liF antei t, flut::,igr',ltrl

Page 5 o{ ltfirr iFnrrc Raeolution

be considererl here because il was nilt PreseRted in the Memorandurn'

Burthsrrnore, this Llonorable Contnaission itself declared that tt hae

iur6diction lnsofar ac reapondent's gualificaiions for the 2013 eiection iteoncerned"

V, This Honorable Cornmission shoqll instead take iudicial notice

of ich P the use of aliaces'

Cl at it' Y logical and legal

co respondent hae rernained u Spanieh

citizen all throughout his political career,"

We now rule,

Irertinently, the 1fl35 Constittltion, whieh was reinforced at the

time of respondenfls birth, declBres as citizens o{ the Phitippines

those whoee rnothers are citizene of the Philippines and elect

t hrtippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority, viz:44

"gecti*n 1" The fotlowing are citizens o{ the Philippines:

{*} ifr.sr,"-...!sh,p.{$-,sss.there._sxn- r#...sf-.s,'4-rhi.linq[$8n-#.E]s.;.u*;,li;, i*o oiri,rallllt!-,tici t'4\

cormllary with the said constihrtional proviflion . is

Comrnonwealth Act No. 625 which set$ fsrth the manner of elec$ng

f'hiiippine cirizenshipr to u;it:{r

n 1" Tte cptton t+ P!'"il:p' tiz !n' aqeovdarme

wiih s en (4i, """ti"ut

i, le iS' I ttonl eh'ali be

rvofo to try the PariY concerned

r oaths, ancl $hall be ffied wiihrid ohall acc the aforeraid

sta,trrnnnr. ivith the oatA of alles to the tion and the

fi+u*rnment uf the Ph'iilPPl':rr:e "

{1} xxx:

xxxx

, - f, tt ir loatau .( !"t"4'til'l t"1r' -''wBlt /anrt't B'i Il/ g'lt

P. 01

,5FA Crut No- X!-I5Z {Df,}i+'iNel t, fjorr z

:rage 6 of 11En &l:,ni Eee$lution

of the Philippines; and (A) on of the Etatementd oath *rlth the nearest civi {3

In the ca$e at hand, it is undiuputed, that respondert was bornto a Spaniuh faths and Filipino mother. Thus, the assigned errorsba bsil ttown to Lhe core iscue oI whethq or not r ntva elected Philippine ciHzeuhip purcluant to the nrrequiremmts of law?

We anawer in the affirmative and lay skess on the follewingpoints:

Firsf, FeHtiorrer ixile<i -"o eql;:,blirsh tl..at r*e1x-:ndr.rr3 s',ad= a

rnaterial misreprcsentason in hs Certiifirate af ilaur;i.tisfy it;tsimply, he failed to e.stab,iish ttat r+rpcnde:rt is nct a n-a.[ur:a] u*-rrtr

citiaen ef the Philippinm"

Basie is t:re rule that he who asserto a fact or an a,fflrmative ofhas tl:e burrie:r of i;+'' i, R:d: ;t ths:

Coufl which linr-i e }t aEr in the i "--ar'.,cr

provides lftal "lrurdex cf y'aaf is lhe ilitfg af a party ta prexnt evilerwe on

the facts im i.cs,r{d necrsna;1rt to establish his d,aim or dc{enae by ffu .ttflBunl o!euiden* reqw;rc | by law,"*

*x Id,{{ Errrefrd P"rsollrs! Mt6rageli1a1ilt S4fl)icc4 tnc. t:a V1lencil, G R l{o, 1$+3b8, 15 Iu}.

2008 s* S,ectiorr. 1. i..ule lt'I., {Gi'{EI.EJ f,iuler cf Fi'ctad,rt+ lt prL,vidc,:

"gecriEn 1.'l}e Rules al Caurt. - In i:!re abse&:e ot eny uppl!:$leFfl\vlslono !n tlrese Rules, lhe FertktEnt prolistiolts oi tht Rulits tt( Courtin the Philip-uinm shali lr+ *-.rpiitt-b1,, t"r rnalo.qy lr m $;.tll*!rinn'characttr anC e.**ci,"

lg-APR-?0i3 i0r06 P .JP

SPA Caac l.Jo. f J-167 (DC!Povr.sd r.,, Goneri]ee

?agr 7 c.'f 1,DE,S;rn g lls6qrluYic1r

Applying the lioregoing in the car$e at irar'd. it iu thsrefore clearttrat petitiuner failed tr: sufficiently prove ttre allega;ioru hr l',isPetition. The incomsiatencies :irt the spellings snd si,grraturrr;,urtcorroborated by anv otlmr eviden,ee,, lraye no iegal basisr to standon. Other tiran mere assertions and speculations, petitiofler failed topremflt any pviderrce to substantiate his claim that the Affidnait ofElecttan af Fhiliyyine Gtizenship{6 and Qath of Allegtan#z used byr€spofldent were Executed by another pexsorl Even contrary to hisclaim is ihr IVBI R"epotto dated 25 Aprtl 2012 stating that thequestioned signqhrrea appearing on the Afldfrait af Election efPhi,,ippine {.ititcnship and Gsdh af Allegi*nce urrd the sample signaturessupplied by one Fernando Goruales were $rritten by ,ane and *€safne Person.

TVe have stressed time and again that allegahons rntrst be

proven by sufficient evidence. Mere allegation is not evidence End isnot equivalent to proof

Ae c.offectly ruted by the Conrrnission (Second Diaision),

nt hat elected Philippine Citiz havingan Eler:fr iliTrpine Citizcnship anti Cafh 47IcE on

tl $eptember 1961, Respcnderrt's failure to re hhe said

docunierrts does not rendei bris election nugatory. P fit patts o(

the Rssolurion of the cormnission {second Division) are quoted an

followsfe

to regieter t?re sam* with the nearcet civil registry'

ThereEfter, he continu* to reaide in Tutrura+ Ligao City' 'OH

as

ec

n8

tr Afrcla.tit qf Elacrion ol Ptt iipwrie ciliecnehdP datcd l L seP ircr 1861 exesu*d by Ratrrel

Fcrnando Gclzalee Vall*io; ft,ecolds' at PaSeE 24-2S,er Oafh .lf Alkg*nct dut*rl 1l Se[tern,rar 19i1 exetuietl b.u Rafsrl Fern*ndo Gorrcales

va-li*jor Iii , ai page 33.s NBI ttqrott dricd 25 April 2fr12i id , at page* d2-65aB jtr.s{rli,tir:,r dated 51 tanurr} 2il1t oi ,c;#mnnl+p{un (:gecoud Diuaion); Id rt pag* {0{

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SFA. Crrr l.lo, !*t6Z IDC'I[lorail v tfunt:skt Page I of 1L

Eu Eaat'Reoolutirrn

d positivethe aet of

l{rnile it may bt true that respcnddoctlrnetrlir prtrr.lng iris riectiLlfi o? cifiregistry, the cace of fuf* v. $-sncndea iE adoes not negate the fact oi.recpondands elhas trcome a natuai-born Filipino eitisen. Indeed, hls actual exercire ufphiii citiz oi€r th* yeai3 nstice ta tlw public whichthen tha e of formal regi

.Secclxd. Nrwhere does it provide in the Bureau of Imndgrationclircul o thet faitrure to cancel an Alien certiJicate Regishatiorrrendera an eiection oi Fhilippine citizenship ineffective. Neithm ist!'.fil!. l-ri'nt'$ bela+a,'rl *pai4fea*i^'. ^{ lti- }'i " 'i' : ,

---- F..-Ay er I. r L. ..urL: urlrr,r'.1,.ie..$ I() Blve B di6til.."..',il! i'lt l'.^rCir'i,,7 ,a.,,., '-p,.''r Trl,,:1 that t('-' ' i r .l,r:ut:..rs la',v ,r.-.

iwJryrucieflce. };hri., rt F.t-; 5; argued thi. ..,11...,111+*.'i fail,:r": ,:,(Encsi hie fuien :.-:--:l:iicrt. ui ftegi*i:rat,:u jl:s ;*6al liaLiii-*.;:, r1.-{.]r:t,:rrnission is nu; #} i}ri,v,,+ ir-}elrfi }n +'ovtr11' ,'h,,'..1+ ilsu.:s

Tlrir.l Pe'"iii-ir,+t'; il.l,cqat;; i.n rcl;lo.:c:: t'..r r*sp'-r:i:-*nt/'r l.i-';t.

1rt:,Ce tioes Ht)i f.e-ryq!3 fir rr.-*cilr,.r)r-;rri"u qrrciiiir'-^rii i',i eli6b;:|' :crthe office ihat he seeks to be e,lected, rhus, it is not a grounri iru tielyctue course to or cencel a ce:tificate of cnnCiclary,

$ection 78 in relation to $ie{rion 74 o( the OEC yields no otherconciusion tryt thnt the facw stat+d in a cerhficate o{ candidacy mustbe true and that any false repre$entation contained therein of a

rnateria! fact shall be a grourrd for the deninl $r canceliation of the,raid +:ertificate.s]

Althr:ugh" the [a'*r deer not expresstry specrry what corrstitutes

ia! nrier*;xes*ni.ation, an iutis elistrtssi.ort

iight orr this matter, tt'.e Abcdk p'

Cororntissloa {xfl iJecfi,;tt-s32 and Snlseda [7 p, Camwtlsei*n gw

Elesf,rgrfff,s3 th,* Srnprrrtle Court clarified, in l"lue tt" Camwvasifit's r0r{

Lr u Li*!r arrrl DepurtntiOn, fole uffi i:]rdev (]6 Ai.l1+t^s: rSs4i.g'5r ( otr ox tt,l.ctioua, C.t{ Na il S Aprit ?008 M'*i G.R, Nos, Sf:{-3U,31 $er,eorber 1}Slii fi.R. No, 13r,.tr8$. i6 Augult 1999,

813 I tt I 08 P, 0,

Pege 9 of 1lEn Baur: Resolution

SPA Case No. 13'167 (DC)

Pornsl u, Canz*lcz

taw c&n be gleantd "trom a

y matentt falsitY; a candidnte who

runs and is ebeted,lu cannot wrw;r aialation of the eleetion laPs'"55 In

the words oi the $uPreme Court,

Elections,w Btat the material misrepreserttaHon contemplated by

Section 7S of the Code refers to a candiclate's qualificaHons for an

'In in

candidacy rse

certificate Pu

7S.xxx

xxxX

xTxx

xxxx

from the requirerncrrt of materiatity' a pre$

under rt 78 rnust consist of a lrdeliberate to

*irinf*r* or hide a fact which wEuld othetwi$e rander a candidate

ineligible." In $ther wttrds, it must be rngde with an intention to deceive

the electoraie ag to one'u qualiflcstion, t"' p"Ulit office'"s d'

-$Ir' ..,r-i

013 I tt r 08 P, 0,

Fege 9 of trlEn Baur Reeolution

S?A Case No. 13'167 (flC)Plrrtcl u, Canuzfuz

taw c&n be gleaned "fom a

y materiel falsity; a candiilate who

runs arld is electad,lu cannot wnry;

r aialatiow of the eleetion laps'":5 In

the words of thE $uPreme Court,

Elections,s4 that the material rr,isrepresentation contemplated by

Section 78 of the Code refers to a eandidate's quatrificaHons for an

"ltri in

candidacy rse

certificate Pu

7S.xxx

xxxH

xrxx

xxxx

from the requirerncrrt cf ruteriatity' 6 pre

under rt 78 rnust conslst of a 'rdeliberate to

*rriof*r* or hida a fact which wquld otherwise rsnder a candtdate

ineiigible." In other wotrds, it must be mgde with an intention to deceive

the electoraie as t$ eine'u qualiflcqtions tot p"Ulit office'"s d'

-J-u.r' ..,.ej

1g-f,FR-20i3 i0:11

$Pl\ Crrt Ne, t$.:tCY {f,}C!Fomel rr, Citrvailec

or;t1fi{: Qi;'illt: !:, I :-ri}i ill' t'1 lE f,f-}MN4i5l'itt}F{:i)P.Tl l',tab I i+ ilE C(}P}'

'I'ilere lawmatt€x. The ma

certificate a lledof ttre Ouuribus Election Cocle" The following conclusiona are

declucihle lrcnn the sald case:s7

(1) A nrirrepre$en in a c"utiflcate of candidacy is.rnatcrisl

wheD it refers to a qu tion for elective office and affects the

candidate's e[gibtlitY.

$ection 74.

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En Bnnc Resoludon

To wind up, the eor$mission Epr Eamc holds that petitioner

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tire 1935 Constitutiort ' No" 625'

WEIERESOBE, prernises cortsidered' the Commisaion Ln Banc

RESOLVED, as it hereby REsotvEs, to DENY the Mofion -fur

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I trereby certify that the conclu$iors in the above resoturion

$$ere reached in c.neultatiorr arnong the *rernbess of the commission

before the case wfiE assigned to the writer of the opirdon of the

(hmndssion (En tsanc)'

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