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No. 184286</strong> : February 26, 2010</p><p class=MsoBodyText> </p><p class=MsoBodyText><strong>MAYOR JOSE MARQUEZ LISBOA PANLILIO</strong>, <em>Petitioner</em>, <em>v.</em> <strong>COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and SAMUEL ARCEO DE JESUS, SR.</strong>, <em>Respondents</em>.</p><p class=MsoBodyText> </p><p class=MsoBodyText><strong>DECISION </strong></p><p align="right" class=MsoBodyText><b>ABAD, <em>J</em></strong><strong>.:</strong></p><p align="justify"><b></strong></p><p align="justify">This case is about an attempt by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) to install the winning protestant in an election protest case pending appeal by the protestee to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) despite the latters order to the parties to maintain the <em>status quo</em> .</p><p align="center"><b><u>The Facts and the Case</u></strong></p><p align="justify">Petitioner Jose Panlilio (Panlilio) and respondent Samuel de Jesus, Sr. (De Jesus) ran against each other for Mayor of Busuanga, Palawan, in the May 14, 2007 elections. De Jesus got 3,902 votes as against Panlilios 3,150 votes, with De Jesus winning by 752 votes. On May 25, 2007 Panlilio filed an election protest<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><sup>1</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> with the RTC, Branch 51, Puerto Princesa City. On March 7, 2008 the RTC declared Panlilio the winner over De Jesus by two votes.<a href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><sup>2</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> </p><p align="justify">De Jesus appealed the RTC decision to the COMELEC.<a href="#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><sup>3</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Pending resolution of the appeal, petitioner Panlilio filed with the RTC a motion for execution of its judgment pending appeal.<a href="#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><sup>4</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Initially, the RTC denied the motion on the grounds a) that Panlilio gave no good reason that would justify immediate execution; and b) that public interest would be better served if there were no disruptions in governance.<a href="#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><sup>5</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> On April 17, 2008, however, the RTC issued an order,<a href="#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" title=""><sup>6</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> <b></strong>reversing itself and allowing execution pending appeal because its previous order had brought more confusion and chaos in the municipality<a href="#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" title=""><sup>7</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> and Panlilio had the support of the provincial government and the congressional district.</p><p align="justify">Respondent De Jesus filed a motion for reconsideration<a href="#_ftn8" name="_ftnref8" title=""><sup>8</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> but the RTC denied it on April 28, 2008.<a href="#_ftn9" name="_ftnref9" title=""><sup>9</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Thus, he filed a petition for <em>certiorari</em> with application for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction with the COMELEC against the RTC and petitioner De Jesus,<a href="#_ftn10" name="_ftnref10" title=""><sup>10</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> seeking to annul the order of execution pending appeal.<a href="#_ftn11" name="_ftnref11" title=""><sup>11</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> </p><p align="justify">On May 15, 2008 the COMELECs Second Division issued a 60-day TRO, enjoining the execution pending appeal or, in case petitioner Panlilio had already taken his oath,<b></strong>directing a return to the <em>status quo</em> prior<b></strong>to the issuance of the order of execution pending appeal. The Second Division also directed respondent De Jesus to continue discharging his duties as Mayor until further orders. Lastly, it required Panlilio to answer De Jesus petition.<a href="#_ftn12" name="_ftnref12" title=""><sup>12</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> </p><p align="justify">On July 15, 2008 the Second Division issued a resolution, granting respondent De Jesus petition and setting aside the RTCs orders of April 17 and 28, 2008.<a href="#_ftn13" name="_ftnref13" title=""><sup>13</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> The Second Division did not find good reasons for allowing execution of the RTC decision pending an appeal from it to the COMELEC.The RTC declared petitioner Panlilio winner on a mere 2-vote margin, said the Second Division, after the RTC deducted 754 votes from De Jesus.Before the peoples will can be enforced, it must be first ascertained.Thus, the Second Division directed all parties to observe the <em>status quo</em> prior to the issuance of the RTCs order of April 17, 2008 and directed respondent De Jesus to keep his post until the finality of the March 7, 2008 decision of the court <em>a quo</em> .</p><p align="justify">On July 19, 2008 Panlilio filed a motion for reconsideration of the July 15, 2008 order,<a href="#_ftn14" name="_ftnref14" title=""><sup>14</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> which motion the COMELEC division elevated to the <em>en banc</em> for its resolution.<a href="#_ftn15" name="_ftnref15" title=""><sup>15</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Meanwhile, on July 21, 2008 Panlilio asked the RTC to implement the writ of execution it earlier issued in his favor, given that the COMELECs 60-day TRO had already expired. The Court granted the motion in its order of August 27, 2008.<a href="#_ftn16" name="_ftnref16" title=""><sup>16</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> After the sheriff served the writ of execution on the parties or on September 3, 2008, Panlilio took his oath as Mayor. </p><p align="justify">On September 4, 2008 respondent De Jesus hurried to the COMELEC <em>en banc</em> to seek relief from petitioner Panlilios threatened takeover of the mayors office.<a href="#_ftn17" name="_ftnref17" title=""><sup>17</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> On September 5, 2008 the <em>en banc</em> set aside the RTCs order.<a href="#_ftn18" name="_ftnref18" title=""><sup>18</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> It also ordered the RTC and Panlilio to maintain the July 15, 2008 <em>status quo</em> order of the COMELEC Second Division.Acting on a query of the Department of Interior and Local Government regarding which mayor to recognize, the COMELEC <em>en banc</em> issued an order on September 11, 2008, declaring incumbent De Jesus as the Mayor of Busuanga.<a href="#_ftn19" name="_ftnref19" title=""><sup>19</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> </p><p align="justify">Undeterred, on September 12, 2008 petitioner Panlilio filed this petition for <em>certiorari</em> and prohibition with application for TRO and preliminary injunction against COMELEC and respondent De Jesus.<a href="#_ftn20" name="_ftnref20" title=""><sup>20</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> He asks this Court to annul the actions of the COMELEC that allowed De Jesus to keep the post of Mayor of Busuanga.</p><p align="center"><b><u>The Issue</u></strong></p><p align="justify">The key issue in this case is whether or not the COMELEC <em>en banc</em> acted with grave abuse of discretion when it enjoined the implementation of the RTCs order of execution pending appeal notwithstanding the lapse of the 60-day TRO that the COMELEC Second Division had earlier issued.</p><p align="center"><b><u>The Courts Ruling</u></strong></p><p align="justify">Petitioner Panlilio points out that since the COMELEC Second Division did not issue a preliminary injunction order after its 60-day TRO lapsed, nothing prevented the RTC from implementing its earlier order installing Panlilio as Busuanga Mayor pending respondent De Jesus appeal from the decision against him.And, since the resolution annulling the RTC orders of execution pending appeal had not yet become final, the same cannot yet be implemented.Panlilio concludes from this that the COMELEC <em>en banc</em> committed grave abuse of discretion when it issued its September 5, 2008 order enjoining the RTC and the parties to comply with the Second Divisions <em>status quo</em> order.</p><p align="justify">But, the Second Division did better than just issue a preliminary injunction to supplant the expiring TRO.It issued after hearing its resolution of July 15, 2008, already adjudicating the merits of the case.It annulled the RTC order that allowed the execution of its decision pending appeal for lack of good reasons to support its issuance.The dispositive portion of Second Divisions resolution reads:</p><p align="justify"><b>WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Commission RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES, to GRANT the instant petition for <em>certiorari</em> .The Orders of the public respondent dated April 17 and 28, 2008 are hereby SET ASIDE.</strong></p><p align="justify"><b>Accordingly, all parties are directed to observe the status prior to issuance of the April 17, 2008 Special Order of the public respondent and the petitioner Samuel Arce[o] de Jesus, Sr. is directed to continue to function as municipal mayor of Busuanga, Palawan until the finality of the March 28, 2008 decision of the court <em>a quo</em> .</strong><a href="#_ftn21" name="_ftnref21" title=""><sup>21</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> </p><p align="justify">The first part of the above grants the main relief that respondent De Jesus sought: it SETS ASIDE the RTCs orders of April 17 and 28, 2008 that allowed execution of its decision pending appeal.On the other hand, the second part grants the preliminary injunction he sought.It took the place of the TRO.Although the Second Division did not here use the words preliminary injunction, it directed or enjoined all parties <b>to observe the <em>status quo</em> </strong> that existed prior to the issuance of the RTCs order of April 17, 2008.It was the same <em>status quo</em> that the expiring TRO enforced. </p><p align="justify">True, the implementation of the main relief grantedthe setting aside of the RTCs orders that allowed execution pending appealmay be deemed suspended when petitioner Panlilio filed a motion for its reconsideration.<a href="#_ftn22" name="_ftnref22" title=""><sup>22</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> But the preliminary injunction component of the resolutionthe maintenance of the <em>status quo</em> that existed before the RTC issued its April 17, 2008 orderis not suspended.It is expressly kept in force.</p><p align="justify">Besides, if instead of issuing a preliminary injunction in place of a TRO, a court opts to decide the case on its merits with the result that it also enjoins the same acts covered by its TRO, it stands to reason that the decision amounts to a grant of preliminary injunction.Such injunction should be deemed in force pending any appeal from the decision.The view of petitioner Panliliothat execution pending appeal should still continue notwithstanding a decision of the higher court enjoining such executiondoes not make sense.It will render quite inutile the proceedings before such court.</p><p align="justify">Parenthetically, respondent De Jesus accuses petitioner Panlilio of forum shopping in view of a manifestation he filed with the COMELEC <em>en banc</em> on September 17, 2008, asking it to already resolve his motion for reconsideration of the July 15, 2008 resolution of the Second Division<a href="#_ftn23" name="_ftnref23" title=""><sup>23</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> despite the pendency of the present petition.</p><p align="justify">The Court does not have to resolve this issue considering its ruling above.At any rate, it seems clear that the subject matter of the present petition is the COMELEC <em>en banc</em> s order of September 15, 2008, enjoining the parties to maintain the <em>status quo</em> directed by its Second Division.On the other hand, the subject matter of petitioner Panlilios September 17, 2008 manifestation urging action from the COMELEC <em>en banc</em> is the motion for reconsideration that he filed from the resolution or decision of the Second Division. Since the Court did not enjoin this, the COMELEC <em>en banc</em> was free to proceed with its adjudication of the main case.</p><p align="justify"><b>ACCORDINGLY</strong>, the Court <b>DISMISSES</strong>the petition and <b>AFFIRMS</strong>the orders of the Commission on Elections <em>En Banc</em> in SPR 76-2008 dated September 5 and 11, 2008. </p><p align="justify"><b>SO ORDERED.</strong></p><p align="center"><b>ROBERTO A. ABAD</strong></p><p align="center"><b></strong>Associate Justice</p><p align="justify"><b>WE CONCUR:</strong></p><p align="center"><b>REYNATO S. PUNO</strong><br />Chief Justice</p><p class=MsoHeading9><b>ANTONIO T. CARPIO RENATO C. CORONA</strong></p><p class=MsoHeading8>Associate Justice Associate Justice</p><p class=MsoHeading9><b>CONCHITA CARPIO MORALES </strong><b>PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.</strong></p><p align="justify">Associate Justice Associate Justice</p><h4 align="center">ANTONIO EDUARDO B. NACHURATERESITA J. LEONARDO-DE CASTRO</h4><p align="center">Associate Justice Associate Justice</p><div align="center"><br /> </div><p align="center"><b>ARTURO D. BRION DIOSDADO M. PERALTA<span style='color: black'></strong></p><p align="center" class=MsoHeading8>Associate Justice Associate Justice </p><p align="center"><b>LUCAS P. BERSAMIN MARIANO C. DEL CASTILLO</strong></p><p align="center" class=MsoHeading8>Associate Justice Associate Justice</p><p align="center"><b>MARTIN S. VILLARAMA, JR. JOSE PORTUGAL PEREZ</strong></p><p align="center">Associate Justice Associate Justice</p><p align="center"><b>JOSE C. MENDOZA</strong><br />Associate Justice</p><strong>CERTIFICATION </h6> </strong><p align="justify">Pursuant to Section 13, Article VIII of the Constitution, it is hereby certified that the conclusions in the above Decision had been reached in consultation before the case was assigned to the writer of the opinion of the Court.</p><p align="center"><b>REYNATO S. PUNO</strong><br />Chief Justice</p></div> <br clear=all><br /><hr align="left" color="#990000"width="25%" size=2><p align="justify"><em><strong><font color="#990000">Endnotes:</font></strong></em></p><blockquote> <font size="-2" /><div id=ftn1><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><sup>1</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Docketed as SPL. PROC. 1871. </p></div><div id=ftn2><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><sup>2</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> <em>Rollo</em> , pp. 225-255.</p></div><div id=ftn3><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><sup>3</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Docketed as EAC A-37-2008.</p></div><div id=ftn4><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" title=""><sup>4</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> <em>Rollo</em> , pp. 259-262.</p></div><div id=ftn5><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" title=""><sup>5</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Id. at 270-272.</p></div><div id=ftn6><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" title=""><sup>6</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Id. at 221-223.</p></div><div id=ftn7><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref7" name="_ftn7" title=""><sup>7</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Id. at 221.</p></div><div id=ftn8><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref8" name="_ftn8" title=""><sup>8</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Id. at 290-299.</p></div><div id=ftn9><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref9" name="_ftn9" title=""><sup>9</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Id. at 224. </p></div><div id=ftn10><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref10" name="_ftn10" title=""><sup>10</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Docketed as SPR 76-2008. </p></div><div id=ftn11><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref11" name="_ftn11" title=""><sup>11</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> <em>Rollo</em> , pp. 187-220.</p></div><div id=ftn12><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref12" name="_ftn12" title=""><sup>12</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Id. at 50-51. </p></div><div id=ftn13><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref13" name="_ftn13" title=""><sup>13</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Id. at 78-86.</p></div><div id=ftn14><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref14" name="_ftn14" title=""><sup>14</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Id. at 87-99.</p></div><div id=ftn15><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref15" name="_ftn15" title=""><sup>15</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Id. at 100.</p></div><div id=ftn16><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref16" name="_ftn16" title=""><sup>16</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Id. at 52-61.</p></div><div id=ftn17><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref17" name="_ftn17" title=""><sup>17</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> COMELEC records, pp. 220-225.</p></div><div id=ftn18><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref18" name="_ftn18" title=""><sup>18</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> <em>Rollo</em> , pp. 43-44.</p></div><div id=ftn19><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref19" name="_ftn19" title=""><sup>19</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Id. at 46-49.</p></div><div id=ftn20><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref20" name="_ftn20" title=""><sup>20</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Id. at 7-40.</p></div><div id=ftn21><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref21" name="_ftn21" title=""><sup>21</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> Id. at 86.</p></div><div id=ftn22><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref22" name="_ftn22" title=""><sup>22</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> COMELEC RULES OF PROCEDURE, Rule 19, Sec. 2. <em>Period for Filing Motions for Reconsideration.</em> A motion to reconsider a decision, resolution, order or ruling of a Division shall be filed within five (5) days from the promulgation thereof. Such motion, if not <em>pro forma,</em> suspends the execution or implementation of the decision, resolution, order or ruling.</p></div><div id=ftn23><p align="justify"><a href="#_ftnref23" name="_ftn23" title=""><sup>23</sup></a><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 1pt;">cralaw</span> COMELEC records, pp. 472-479.</p></div> <br /></td></tr></table><table width="45%" align="center"><tr><td> <center> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center></tr></table> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0513148074404120" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-0513148074404120" data-ad-slot="6683254734" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0513148074404120" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-format="autorelaxed" data-ad-client="ca-pub-0513148074404120" data-ad-slot="7084198077"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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