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Paras v. COMELEC: Recall Election Ruling by Miggy Cardenas is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1) The petitioner Danilo Paras, a barangay captain, was subject to a recall petition signed by at least 29.30% of registered voters set for November 1995, which the COMELEC deferred twice. 2) Paras argued that under the Local Government Code, no recall can be held within one year of assuming office or within one year of a regular local election, including the Sangguniang Kabataan election set in May 1996. 3) The Supreme Court ruled that the intent of the recall provision was to allow recalls once per term,
- Author
- Miggy Cardenas
- Language
- EN