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Judge Monalila Tecson rejected the electoral protest filed by seven defeated candidates against Mabolo, Cebu City Barangay Prisca Niña Mabatid and six of his allies
Tecson, of the Municipal Court of First Instance in Cities Branch 1, dismissed for insufficiency in form and substance, the electoral protest filed by rival Mabatid, lawyer Daniel Francis Arguedo, and his six political allies
"Allegations, testimonies in support of eyewitnesses and the attachment of Protestants have not convinced "
Besides Arguedo, the other petitioners are Caesar Bacang, Bob Inocian, Rolando Supremo, Daryl Arguedo, Sotera de Cruz, Jr. and Racquel Milagros Ruiz 19659002] The interviewees were Mabatid, Rey Ompoc, Jackson Tudtud, Frank Gajudo, Efren Sanico, Elmer Arnel Cui, Eric Lepiten, the Elections Commission, and the Ministry of the Interior and Government
In their election protest dated May 24, 2018, Protestants accused the respondents of "massively buying votes", in violation of art. 68 of the Omnibus Electoral Code
They asked Tecson to declare the defendants guilty of having bought votes in the May 18 elections in Barangay Mabolo and to have "immediately canceled" their proclamation as winners
. disqualifying the respondents from the public service and declaring them the winners of the elections
Tecson held that the protest against the respondents should be dismissed for inadequacy of form and substance.
The protest against Mabatid and other respondents also failed to comply with the requirements set out in Sec. 11, rule 2 of the 2010 Rules of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal.
In addition to the electoral challenge, Arguedo also filed a quo warranto petition against Mabatid in the Municipal Court of First Instance in the cities for failing to comply with the residency requirement. 19659002] Arguedo, 48, who lost to Mabatid by 1,464 votes in the May 14 election, asked Tecson to cancel or suspend his proclamation. Mabatid had 6147 votes while Arguedo had 4,683 votes.
In its motion, Arguedo stated that Mabatid resides in Sunflower Drive, Sunnyhills, Talamban, Cebu City, as stated in its court-presented pleadings and other public documents submitted to various government agencies.
Among the public documents submitted by Arguedo to the court to confirm the residence of Mabatid, appears his response to his working file, absolute deed of sale, request for investigation at the National Bureau of Investigation
"L & Respondent falsely provided material information by stating in her candidacy that she is a resident of Pope John Paul Ave., Mabolo, Cebu City, "said Arguedo Arguedo asked the court to annul Proclamation of Mabatid
Wanted for comment, Mabatid is confident that the case will soon be dismissed.
"I am a voter of Mabolo since the 1990s in the first SK election until the end of the 1990s. now. My residency certificate is still Mabolo. I have properties outside Mabolo but that does not mean that I'm not from Mabolo, "said Mabatid. (GMD)
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