7/21/2019 Maquiling vs Comelec

MAQUILING vs COMELEC -"s US &"t"'ens-"p !nd t-!t -e on$ ee&#ted !n A,,"d!v"t

o, Ren#n&"!t"on to en!%$e -" to #n ,o o,,"&e.    @
GR. NO. 195649
The Motion for Reconsideration and 
FACTS: the Motion for Intervention

Respondent An!do "s ! n!t#!$ %on F"$"p"no &"t"'en.  An!do so#0-t e&ons"de!t"on o, t-e eso$#t"on %e,oe
(o)eve* !s ! &onse+#en&e o, -"s s#%se+#ent t-e COMELEC En ;!n& on t-e 0o#nd t-!t ?t-e
n!t#!$"'!t"on !s ! &"t"'en o, t-e Un"ted St!tes o,  ev"den&e "s "ns#,,"&"ent to D#st", t-e Reso$#t"on !nd t-!
 Ae"&!* -e $ost -"s F"$"p"no &"t"'ens-"p. t-e s!"d Reso$#t"on "s &ont! to $!).@
 An!do !pp$"ed ,o ep!t"!t"on !nd too/ t-e O!t- o,  et"t"one C!s!n M!&ode M!+#"$"n0 <M!+#"$"n0=* !not-e
 A$$e0"!n&e to t-e Rep#%$"& o, t-e -"$"pp"nes on 12 3#$ &!nd"d!te ,o !o o, !#s)!0!n* !nd )-o 0!need
22. On t-e s!e d! !n Ode o, Appov!$ o, -"s t-e se&ond -"0-est n#%e o, votes "n t-e 212
C"t"'ens-"p Retent"on !nd Re7!&+#"s"t"on )!s "ss#ed "n e$e&t"ons* "ntevened "n t-e &!se !nd ,"$ed %e,oe t-e
-"s ,!vo. On 8 Ap"$ 229 An!do !0!"n too/ -"s O!t- o,  COMELEC En ;!n& ! Mot"on ,o Re&ons"de!t"on
 A$$e0"!n&e to t-e Rep#%$"& !nd ee&#ted !n !,,"d!v"t o,  to0et-e )"t- !n Oppos"t"on to An!dos Aended
Ren#n&"!t"on o, -"s ,oe"0n &"t"'ens-"p. On 82 Nove%e  Mot"on ,o Re&ons"de!t"on. M!+#"$"n0 !0#ed t-!t )-"$e
229* An!do ,"$ed -"s Cet","&!te o, C!nd"d!& ,o M!o  t-e F"st B"v"s"on &oe&t$ d"s+#!$","ed An!do* t-e ode
o, !#s)!0!n* L!n!o de$ Note. o, s#&&ess"on #nde Se&t"on 44 o, t-e Lo&!$ Govenen
On  Ap"$ 212* espondent L"no0 C. ;!$#! <;!$#!=* Code "s not !pp$"&!%$e "n t-"s &!se. Conse+#ent$* -e
!not-e !o!$t &!nd"d!te* ,"$ed ! pet"t"on to d"s+#!$", &$!"ed t-!t t-e &!n&e$$!t"on o, An!dos &!nd"d!& !nd
 An!do !nd>o to &!n&e$ -"s &et","&!te o, &!nd"d!&. t-e n#$$","&!t"on o, -"s po&$!!t"on* M!+#"$"n0* !s t-e
Respondent ;!$#! &ontended t-!t An!do "s not ! $e0"t"!te &!nd"d!te )-o o%t!"ned t-e -"0-est n#%e o
es"dent o, !#s)!0!n* L!n!o de$ Note !nd t-!t -e "s ! $!),#$ votes* s-o#$d %e po&$!"ed !s t-e )"nne.
,oe"0ne* !tt!&-"n0 t-eeto ! &et","&!t"on "ss#ed % t-e
;#e!# o, I"0!t"on "nd"&!t"n0 t-e n!t"on!$"t o,  RULING OF THE COMELEC EN BANC
 An!do !s ?USA7Ae"&!n.@ To ,#t-e %o$ste -"s &$!"
o, An!dos US &"t"'ens-"p* ;!$#! pesented "n -"s T-e COMELEC En ;!n& !0eed )"t- t-e te!tent %
Meo!nd# ! &op#te70ene!ted t!ve$ e&od t-e F"st B"v"s"on o, t-e pet"t"on !s one ,o
"nd"&!t"n0 t-!t An!do -!s %een #s"n0 -"s US !sspot "n d"s+#!$","&!t"on* !nd #$ed t-!t t-e pet"t"on )!s ,"$ed )e$
ente"n0 !nd dep!t"n0 t-e -"$"pp"nes. )"t-"n t-e pe"od pes&"%ed % $!). (o)eve* t-e
On 82 Ap"$ 212* t-e COMELEC <F"st B"v"s"on= "ss#ed COMELEC En ;!n& evesed !nd set !s"de t-e #$"n0 o,
!n Ode e+#""n0 t-e espondent to peson!$$ ,"$e -"s t-e F"st B"v"s"on !nd 0!nted An!dos Mot"on ,o
!ns)e !nd eo!nd# )"t-"n t-ee <8= d!s ,o Re&ons"de!t"on.
e&e"pt t-eeo,. ?   T-e #se o, ! US p!sspot  does not ope!te to
 A,te An!do ,!"$ed to !ns)e t-e pet"t"on* ;!$#! oved evet %!&/ -"s st!t#s !s ! d#!$ &"t"'en p"o to -"s
to de&$!e -" "n de,!#$t !nd to pesent ev"den&e e7 en#n&"!t"on !s t-ee "s no $!) s!"n0 s#&-. Moe
p!te. s#&&"n&t$* t-e #se o, ! US p!sspot does not ope!te to
Ne"t-e ot"on )!s !&ted #pon* -!v"n0 %een ovet!/en ?#neno#n&e@ )-!t -e -!s e!$"e on eno#n&ed.   
% t-e 212 e$e&t"ons )-ee An!do 0!need t-e (e )!s not not","ed o, t-e "ss#!n&e o, -"s -"$"pp"ne
-"0-est n#%e o, votes !nd )!s s#%se+#ent$ p!sspot so t-!t -e )!s !&t#!$$ !%$e to 0et "t !%o#t
po&$!"ed !s t-e )"nn"n0 &!nd"d!te. It )!s on$ !,te  t-ee <8= ont-s $!te. Het !s soon !s -e )!s "n
-"s po&$!!t"on t-!t An!do ,"$ed -"s ve","ed !ns)e. possess"on o, -"s -"$"pp"ne p!sspot* t-e esponden
!$e!d #sed t-e s!e "n -"s s#%se+#ent t!ve$s !%o!d
THE RULING OF THE COMELEC FIRST DIVISION 
In -"s Sep!!te Con&#"n0 Op"n"on* COMELEC
Inste!d o, te!t"n0 t-e et"t"on !s !n !&t"on ,o t-e C-!"!n S"to ;"$$!ntes &"ted t-!t t-e #se o, ,oe"0n
&!n&e$$!t"on o, ! &et","&!te o, &!nd"d!& %!sed on p!sspot "s not one o, t-e 0o#nds pov"ded ,o #nde
"sepesent!t"on* t-e COMELEC F"st B"v"s"on Se&t"on 1 o, Coon)e!$t- A&t No. 68 t-o#0- )-"&-
-"$"pp"ne &"t"'ens-"p ! %e $ost.
&ons"deed
In t-e !tte"t !s
o,one
t-e ,o d"s+#!$","&!t"on.
"ss#e o, &"t"'ens-"p* -o)eve* t-e
F"st B"v"s"on d"s!0eed )"t- An!dos &$!" t-!t -e "s ! ISSUES:
F"$"p"no &"t"'en. 1. ON "ntevent"on "s !$$o)ed "n ! d"s+#!$","&!t"on
?e ,"nd t-!t !$t-o#0- An!do !ppe!s to -!ve &!se.
s#%st!nt"!$$ &op$"ed )"t- t-e e+#"eents o, R.A. No. . ON t-e #se o, ! ,oe"0n p!sspot !,te
95* An!dos !&t o, &ons"stent$ #s"n0 -"s US p!sspot eno#n&"n0 ,oe"0n &"t"'ens-"p !,,e&ts ones
!,te eno#n&"n0 -"s US &"t"'ens-"p on 28 Ap"$ 229 +#!$","&!t"ons to #n ,o p#%$"& o,,"&e.
e,,e&t"ve$ ne0!ted -"s A,,"d!v"t o, Ren#n&"!t"on. 8. ON t-e #$e on s#&&ess"on "n t-e Lo&!
 Govenent Code "s !pp$"&!%$e to t-"s &!se.
 An!dos &ont"n#ed #se o, -"s US p!sspot "s ! ston0
"nd"&!t"on t-!t An!do -!d no e!$ "ntent"on to eno#n&e

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&"t"'ens-"p %e,oe !n p#%$"& o,,"&e !#t-o"'ed to
1. Intervention of a rival candidate in a !d"n"ste !n o!t-.
disqualification case is proper when there has 
not yet been any proclamation of the winner.
T-e en#n&"!t"on o, ,oe"0n &"t"'ens-"p "s not ! -o$$o)
T-e e,,e&t o, ! d"s+#!$","&!t"on &!se "s en#n&"!ted "n o!t- t-!t &!n s"p$ %e po,essed !t !n t"e* on$ to %e
Se&t"on 6 o, R.A. No. 6646: v"o$!ted t-e net d!. It e+#"es !n !%so$#te !nd
Se&. 6. E,,e&t o, B"s+#!$","&!t"on C!se. 7 An &!nd"d!te pepet#!$ en#n&"!t"on o, t-e ,oe"0n &"t"'ens-"p !nd !
)-o -!s %een de&$!ed % ,"n!$ D#d0ent to %e ,#$$ d"vestent o, !$$ &"v"$ !nd po$"t"&!$ "0-ts 0!nted %
d"s+#!$","ed s-!$$ not %e voted ,o* !nd t-e votes &!st ,o  t-e ,oe"0n &o#nt )-"&- 0!nted t-e &"t"'ens-"p.
-" s-!$$ not %e &o#nted. I, ,o !n e!son ! &!nd"d!te "s
not de&$!ed % ,"n!$ D#d0ent %e,oe !n e$e&t"on to %e C"t"'ens-"p "s not ! !tte o, &onven"en&e. It "s ! %!d0e
d"s+#!$","ed !nd -e "s voted ,o !nd e&e"ves t-e )"nn"n0 o, "dent"t t-!t &oes )"t- !ttend!nt &"v"$ !nd po$"t"&!
n#%e o, votes "n s#&- e$e&t"on* t-e Co#t o  "0-ts !&&oded % t-e st!te to "ts &"t"'ens. It $"/e)"se
Co"ss"on s-!$$ &ont"n#e )"t- t-e t"!$ !nd -e!"n0 o,  de!nds t-e &on&o"t!nt d#t to !"nt!"n !$$e0"!n&e to
t-e !&t"on* "n+#"* o potest !nd* #pon ot"on o, t-e ones ,$!0 !nd &o#nt. -"$e t-ose )-o !&+#"e d#!
&op$!"n!nt o !n "nteveno* ! d#"n0 t-e penden& &"t"'ens-"p % &-o"&e !e !,,oded t-e "0-t o, s#,,!0e
t-eeo, ode t-e s#spens"on o, t-e po&$!!t"on o, s#&- t-ose )-o see/ e$e&t"on o !ppo"ntent to p#%$"& o,,"&e
&!nd"d!te )-eneve t-e ev"den&e o, -"s 0#"$t "s ston0. !e e+#"ed to eno#n&e t-e" ,oe"0n &"t"'ens-"p to %e
desev"n0 o, t-e p#%$"& t#st. (o$d"n0 p#%$"& o,,"&e
C$e!$ t-en* M!+#"$"n0 -!s t-e "0-t to "ntevene "n t-e de!nds ,#$$ !nd #nd"v"ded !$$e0"!n&e to t-e Rep#%$"&
&!se. T-e ,!&t t-!t t-e COMELEC En ;!n& -!s !$e!d !nd to no ot-e.
#$ed t-!t M!+#"$"n0 -!s not s-o)n t-!t t-e e+#"s"tes ,o  e t-ee,oe -o$d t-!t An!do* % #s"n0 -"s US p!sspo
t-e eept"on to t-e se&ond7p$!&e #$e set ,ot- "n !,te eno#n&"n0 -"s Ae"&!n &"t"'ens-"p* -!s e&!nted
Sinsuat v. COMELEC 82 !e pesent !nd t-ee,oe )o#$d t-e s!e O!t- o, Ren#n&"!t"on -e too/. Se&t"on 42<d= o,
not %e peD#d"&ed % t-e o#t&oe o, t-e &!se* does not t-e Lo&!$ Govenent Code !pp$"es to -"s s"t#!t"on. (e
dep"ve M!+#"$"n0 o, t-e "0-t to e$ev!te t-e !tte  "s d"s+#!$","ed not on$ ,o -o$d"n0 t-e p#%$"& o,,"&e %#t
%e,oe t-"s Co#t. even ,o %e&o"n0 ! &!nd"d!te "n t-e M! 212
e$e&t"ons.
 An!dos &$!" t-!t t-e !"n &!se -!s !tt!"ned ,"n!$"t !s
t-e o"0"n!$ pet"t"one !nd espondents t-ee"n -!ve not 8. Maquiling is not a second$placer as he obtained
!ppe!$ed t-e de&"s"on o, t-e COMELEC En ;!n&* the highest number of votes from among the
&!nnot %e s#st!"ned. T-e e$ev!t"on o, t-e &!se % t-e qualified candidates.
"nteveno pevents "t ,o !tt!"n"n0 ,"n!$"t. It "s on$
!,te t-"s Co#t -!s #$ed #pon t-e "ss#es !"sed "n t-"s "t- An!dos d"s+#!$","&!t"on* M!+#"$"n0 t-en %e&oes
"nst!nt pet"t"on t-!t t-e d"s+#!$","&!t"on &!se o"0"n!$$ t-e )"nne "n t-e e$e&t"on !s -e o%t!"ned t-e -"0-est
,"$ed % ;!$#! !0!"nst An!do )"$$ !tt!"n ,"n!$"t. n#%e o, votes ,o !on0 t-e +#!$","ed &!nd"d!tes.

2. The use of foreign passport after renouncing  Even )-en t-e votes ,o t-e "ne$"0"%$e &!nd"d!te !e
one’s foreign citienship is a positive and  d"se0!ded* t-e )"$$ o, t-e e$e&to!te "s st"$$ espe&ted
voluntary act of representation as to one’s !nd even oe so. T-e votes &!st "n ,!vo o, !n
nationality and citienship! it does not divest  "ne$"0"%$e &!nd"d!te do not &onst"t#te t-e so$e !nd tot!
"ilipino citienship regained by repatriation but  epess"on o, t-e sovee"0n vo"&e. T-e votes &!st "n
it recants the #ath of Renunciation required to ,!vo o, e$"0"%$e !nd $e0"t"!te &!nd"d!tes ,o p!t o,
qualify one to run for an elective position. t-!t vo"&e !nd #st !$so %e espe&ted.
"t- A!do %e"n0 %!ed ,o even %e&o"n0 !
Se&t"on 5<= o, T-e C"t"'ens-"p Retent"on !nd Re7 &!nd"d!te* -"s &et","&!te o, &!nd"d!& "s t-#s endeed
!&+#"s"t"on A&t o, 228 pov"des: vo"d ,o t-e %e0"nn"n0. It &o#$d not -!ve pod#&ed !n
ot-e $e0!$ e,,e&t e&ept t-!t A!do endeed "
T-ose )-o et!"n o e7!&+#"e -"$"pp"ne &"t"'ens-"p "poss"%$e to e,,e&t -"s d"s+#!$","&!t"on p"o to t-e
#nde t-"s A&t s-!$$ enDo ,#$$ &"v"$ !nd po$"t"&!$ "0-ts !nd e$e&t"ons %e&!#se -e ,"$ed -"s !ns)e to t-e pet"t"on
%e s#%De&t to !$$ !ttend!nt $"!%"$"t"es !nd espons"%"$"t"es )-en t-e e$e&t"ons )ee &ond#&ted !$e!d !nd -e )!s
#nde e"st"n0 $!)s o, t-e -"$"pp"nes !nd t-e ,o$$o)"n0 !$e!d po&$!"ed t-e )"nne.
&ond"t"ons:  An!do %e"n0 ! non7&!nd"d!te* t-e votes &!st "n -"s
 ,!vo s-o#$d not -!ve %een &o#nted. T-"s $e!ves
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