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Naval vs. COMELEC: Term Limit Ruling by Paolo Alarilla is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This case involves Angel Naval, a member of the Sanggunian (provincial legislature) of Camarines Sur who ran for reelection in 2013 for the Third District. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) cancelled his certificate of candidacy, finding that he had already served three consecutive terms in violation of term limits under the Constitution and local government code. Naval argued that the districts had been renamed due to reapportionment, making it a new district. The Supreme Court upheld the COMELEC

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Paolo Alarilla

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