Norman Clarence Lasam

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Paras v COMELEC
[G.R. No. 123169. November ! 1996"
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Pe'('(oner )an(lo E. Paras (s '*e (nc+mben' P+non, -aran,a. o/ P+la! Cabana'+an C('. 0*o 0on
1+r(n, '*e las' re,+lar baran,a. elec'(on (n 199. $ 2e'('(on /or *(s recall as P+non, -aran,a. 0as /(le1
b. '*e re,(s'ere1 vo'ers o/ '*e baran,a.. $c'(n, on '*e 2e'('(on /or recall! 2+bl(c res2on1en'
Comm(ss(on on Elec'(ons 3COMELEC4 resolve1 'o a22rove '*e 2e'('(on.
COMELEC se' '*e recall elec'(on on November 13! 1995. -+' 1+e 'o 2e'('(oner5s o22os('(on! (' 0as
resc*e1+le1 on )ecember 16! 1995. %*e 2e'('(oner '*e /(le1 a 2e'('(on /or (n6+nc'(on! 1oc7e'e1 as &P
C(v(l $c'(on No. 2258$#! 0('* '*e 'r(al co+r' (ss+(n, a 'em2orar. res'ra(n(n, or1er. $/'er con1+c'(n, a
s+mmar. *ear(n,! '*e 'r(al co+r' l(/'e1 '*e res'ra(n(n, or1er! 1(sm(sse1 '*e 2e'('(on an1 re9+(re1
2e'('(oner an1 *(s co+nsel 'o e:2la(n 0*. '*e. s*o+l1 no' be c('e1 /or con'em2' /or m(sre2resen'(n, '*a'
'*e baran,a. recall elec'(on 0as 0('*o+' COMELEC a22roval.
COMELEC /or '*e '*(r1 '(me resc*e1+le1 '*e recall elec'(ons on ;an+ar. 13! 1996< *ence! '*e (ns'an'
2e'('(on /or certiorari 0('* +r,en' 2ra.er /or (n6+nc'(on.
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?ON '*e recall elec'(on 1a'e1 ;an+ar. 13! 1996 (s barre1 b. &ec'(on 7 3b4 o/ Re2+bl(c $c' No. 7160!
o'*er0(se 7no0n as '*e Local Governmen' Co1e! 0*(c* s'a'es '*a' @no recall shall take place within
one (1) year from the date of the officials assumption to office or one (1) year immediately preceding a
regular local electionA.
BEL)
No. Pe'('(oner5s s'an1 '*a' '*e sc*e1+le1 ;an+ar. 13! 1996 recall elec'(on (s no0 barre1 as '*e
&an,,+n(an, Caba'aan 3&C4 elec'(on 0as se' b. Re2+bl(c $c' No. 7D0D on '*e /(rs' Mon1a. o/ Ma.
1996! an1 ever. '*ree .ears '*erea/'er. =n s+22or' '*ereo/! 2e'('(oner c('es Associated Labor Union v.
Letrondo!onte"o! 237 &CR$ 621! 0*ere '*e Co+r' cons(1ere1 '*e &C elec'(on as a re,+lar local
elec'(on. Pe'('(oner ma(n'a(ns '*a' as '*e &C elec'(on (s a re,+lar local elec'(on! *ence no recall elec'(on
can be *a1 /or barel. /o+r mon'*s se2ara'e '*e &C elec'(on /rom '*e recall elec'(on s*o+l1 /all.
=' (s a r+le (n s'a'+'or. cons'r+c'(on '*a' ever. 2ar' o/ '*e s'a'+'e m+s' be (n'er2re'e1 0('* re/erence 'o
'*e con'e:'! (.e.! '*a' ever. 2ar' o/ '*e s'a'+'e m+s' be cons(1ere1 'o,e'*er 0('* '*e o'*er 2ar's! an1 7e2'
s+bserv(en' 'o '*e ,eneral (n'en' o/ '*e 0*ole enac'men'. %*e ev(1en' (n'en' o/ &ec'(on 7 (s 'o s+b6ec'
an elec'(ve local o//(c(al 'o recall elec'(on once 1+r(n, *(s 'erm o/ o//(ce. Para,ra2* 3b4 cons'r+e1
'o,e'*er 0('* 2ara,ra2* 3a4 merel. 1es(,na'es '*e 2er(o1 0*en s+c* elec'(ve local o//(c(al ma. be
s+b6ec' o/ a recall elec'(on! '*a' (s! 1+r(n, '*e secon1 .ear o/ *(s 'erm o/ o//(ce. %*+s! s+bscr(b(n, 'o
2e'('(onerEs (n'er2re'a'(on o/ '*e 2*rase regular local election 'o (ncl+1e '*e &C elec'(on 0(ll +n1+l.
c(rc+mscr(be '*e novel 2rov(s(on o/ '*e Local Governmen' Co1e on recall.
%*e &+2reme Co+r' sa(1 '*a' '*e s2(r('! ra'*er '*an '*e le''er o/ a la0 1e'erm(nes ('s cons'r+c'(on< *ence!
a s'a'+'e! as (n '*(s case! m+s' be rea1 accor1(n, 'o ('s s2(r(' an1 (n'en'
%*e Co+r' also sa(1 '*a' (' 0o+l1! '*ere/ore! be more (n 7ee2(n, 0('* '*e (n'en' o/ '*e recall 2rov(s(on
o/ '*e Co1e 'o cons'r+e regular local election as one re/err(n, 'o an elec'(on 0*ere '*e o//(ce *el1 b.
'*e local elec'(ve o//(c(al so+,*' 'o be recalle1 0(ll be con'es'e1 an1 be /(lle1 b. '*e elec'ora'e.
Never'*eless! recall a' '*(s '(me (s no lon,er 2oss(ble beca+se o/ '*e l(m('a'(on s'a'e1 +n1er &ec'(on 7
3b4 o/ '*e Co1e cons(1er(n, '*a' '*e ne:' re,+lar elec'(on (nvolv(n, '*e baran,a. o//(ce concerne1 (s
barel. seven 374 mon'*s a0a.! '*e same *av(n, been sc*e1+le1 on Ma. 1997.