respondents influence over his father on this matter was evident from
the following declaration of father Abalos, Sr.:
Your President [referring to Mr. Alfredo de Vera, President of the
Federation of Mandaluyong Public School Teachers], together with
Benhur, walang tigil yan kakapunta sa akin at not because he is my
sonsiya ang nakikipag-usap sa kanila and came up with a beautiful
compromise. xxx[4]
As alleged by petitioner, the foregoing statement was revealing of
how private respondent prodded his father, then Mayor Abalos, Sr., to
award substantial allowances to the public school teachers who will
assume seats in the BEIs in the May 11, 1998 elections, as to
influence them into voting for him and ensuring his victory.
Mayor Abalos, Sr.s speech, as well, as other activities in the
aforesaid Pasyal-Aral outing, were recorded on videotape per
instructions of Mr. Perfecto Doroja, an associate of petitioner.[5] In
addition to the videotape, petitioner also submitted photographs of a
streamer, hung at the entrance of the Tayabas Bay Beach Resort,
Sariaya, Quezon, declaring Mayor Benjamin S. Abalos, Sr. as cosponsor of the Pasyal-Aral,[6] as well as affidavits of three public
school teachers who participated in the said activity.[7]
Petitioner alleges that private respondents act of prodding his
father, then incumbent mayor Benjamin S. Abalos, Sr., to give
substantial allowances to the Mandaluyong City public school
teachers constitutes a violation of Section 68 of the Omnibus Election
Code, the pertinent provisions of which read:
Sec. 68. Disqualifications. Any candidate who, in an action or protest
in which he is a party is declared by final decision of a competent
court guilty of, or found by the Commission of having (a) given money
or other material consideration to influence, induce or corrupt the
voters or public officials performing electoral functions; xxx shall be
disqualified from continuing as a candidate, or if he has been elected,
from holding the office. xxx