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Antonio v. COMELEC: Appeal Period Dispute by Jaime Rariza Jr. is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document discusses a Supreme Court case regarding the appropriate period for appealing a decision from a municipal trial court in an election protest case involving a barangay position. The Commission on Elections dismissed the appeal as untimely, finding the period was 5 days according to its rules. The petitioner argued the period was 10 days according to the Omnibus Election Code and Republic Act 6679. The Supreme Court was tasked with determining which law governed the period for appeal.

Author

Jaime Rariza Jr.

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EN