gross and palpable violation of Blanco's constitutional right to due
process of law.
18.2 It violated the provisions of COMELEC Res. No. 2050 as
amended, prescribing the procedure for disposing of disqualification
cases arising out of the prohibited acts mentioned in Sec. 68 of the
Omnibus Election Code, which Resolution this Honorable Tribunal
explicitly sanctioned in the case of Lozano vs. Yorac. Moreover, it
(COMELEC) violated Blanco's right to equal protection of the laws by
setting him apart from other respondents facing similar disqualification
suits whose case were referred by COMELEC to the Law Department
pursuant to Com. Res. No. 2050 and ordering their proclamation -- an
act which evidently discriminated against Petitioner Blanco herein.
18.3 It decided Petitioner Blanco's disqualification case in a
SUMMARY PROCEEDING in violation of law and the precedents
which consistently hold that questions of VOTE-BUYING, terrorism
and similar such acts should be resolve in a formal election protest
where the issue of vote buying is subjected to a full-dress hearing
instead of disposing of the issue in a summary proceeding;
18.4 It declared Petitioner Blanco as having been involved in a
conspiracy to engage in VOTE-BUYING without that minimum
quantum of proof required to establish a disputable presumption of
vote-buying in gross and palpable violation of the provisions of Section
28, Rep. Act. 6646;
18.5 It ordered the proclamation of a SECOND PLACER as the duly
elected Mayor of Meycauayan, Bulacan, in gross violation and utter
disregard of the doctrine laid down by this Honorable Supreme Court
in the case of LABO vs. COMELEC which was reiterated only recently
in the case of Aquino vs. Syjuco.
On the other hand, Nolasco contends in his petition for
certiorari[6] that he should be declared as Mayor in view of the
disqualification of Blanco. He cites section 44 of R.A. No. 7160
otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 and our
decision in Labo vs. COMELEC.[7]