Penera Vs Comelec
Penera Vs Comelec
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RESOLUTION
CARPIO, J.:
We grant Rosalinda A. Penera’s (Penera) motion for
reconsideration of this Court’s Decision of 11 September
2009 (Decision).
The assailed Decision dismissed Penera’s petition and
affirmed the Resolution dated 30 July 2008 of the
COMELEC En Banc as well as the Resolution dated 24
July 2007 of the COMELEC Second Division. The Decision
disqualified Penera from running for the office of Mayor in
Sta. Monica, Surigao del Norte and declared that the Vice
Mayor should succeed Penera.
In support of her motion for reconsideration, Penera
submits the following arguments:
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“x x x
For this purpose, the Commission shall set the deadline for the
filing of certificate of candidacy/petition for registration/mani-
festation to participate in the election. Any person who files his
certificate of candidacy within this period shall only be
considered as a candidate at the start of the campaign
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4 Id., at p. 152.
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6 Decision, p. 24.
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DISSENTING OPINION
CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:
On 11 September 2009, the Court rendered a Decision in
the instant case disqualifying Rosalinda A. Penera from
running as Mayor of Sta. Monica, Surigao Del Norte for
engaging in the prohibited act of premature campaigning.
Penera forthwith filed a Motion for Reconsideration1 of
the above Decision, invoking the following arguments, to
wit:
1) Penera was not yet a candidate at the time of the incident under
Section 11 of Republic Act No. 8436, as amended by Section 13 of
Republic Act No. 9369.2
2) Section 80 of the Omnibus Election Code was expressly repealed
by Republic Act No. 9369.3
3) The petition for disqualification failed to submit convincing and
substantial evidence against Penera for violation of Section 80 of
the Omnibus Election Code.4
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5 Rollo, p. 459.
6 Rollo, p. 465.
7 Rollo, p. 455. Under Section 7, Rule 4 of the Commission on Elections
Rules of Procedure, EO stands for Election Offenses.
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8 The relevant provision in Republic Act No. 8436 is Section 11, which
pertinently provides:
SECTION 11. Official ballot.—x x x
x x x x
For this purpose, the deadline for the filing of certificate of
candidacy/petition for registration/manifestation to
participate in the election shall not be later
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DISSENTING OPINION
ABAD, J.:
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The Issue
Discussion
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