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The Supreme Court ruled that the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has jurisdiction to investigate election irregularities in pre-proclamation controversies beyond just the face of election returns. This is allowed when there is prima facie evidence that an election return is not genuine, such as in this case where several entries were omitted from the questioned return. While boards of canvassers generally cannot look behind election returns, COMELEC is not powerless to verify allegations of irregularities

Author

Allan Cj Sangkate

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