Goh v Bayron

Goh v. Bayron & COMELEC G.R. No. 212584, November 25, 2014 DOCTRNE! Na"#re Na"#re o$ "he %e"" %e""on! on! Certiorari + pre prelimi liminary nary mandat mandatory ory injun injunction ction assailing COMELEC Resol Resolutions. utions. Bre$ 'a(")! Goh fled beore the COMELEC a recall petition against Mayor ayron due to loss o trust and confdence brought about by !gross "iolation o  #nti$Gr #nt i$Grat at and Cor Corrup ruptt %r %ract actice ices s #c #ct& t& Cod Code e o Con Conduc ductt and Eth Ethica icall 'tandards or %ublic O(cials etc. as Mayor o %uerto %rincesa City.) COME COMELE LEC C oun ound d it su su(c (cie ient nt in or orm and and su subs bsta tanc nce e but but su susp spen ende ded d the the unding o any recall election election until the unding issue is resol"ed LGC 'ec * Exp Expens enses es Inc Incide ident nt to Rec Recall all Ele Electi ctions ons.. $ #l #lll e,p ,pen ense ses s incident to recall elections shall be borne by the COMELEC. -here shall be included in the annual General #ppropriations #ct a contingency und at the disposal o the COMELEC or the conduct o recall election. o/e o /e"e "err th the e CO COME MELE LEC C do does es no nott ha ha"e "e an ap appr prop opri riat atio ion n or li line ne it item em o orr contingency und. ence COMELEC suspended the recall election until the budget contro"ersy is resol"ed. •

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%e""oner GO re respe spect ctull ully y subm submits its tha thatt the suspension o the recall election is a gra"e abdication and /anton betrayal o the Const stiitu tuttional man anda date te o th the e COM OME ELE LEC C and a grie"ous grie "ous "iol "iolation ation o the so"er so"ereign eign po/er o the people. 0hat the Resolution 1os. 2345 and 2336 ha"e gi"en /ith one hand 7the a(rmation o the su(ciency o the Rec ecal alll %et etit itio ion8 n8&& th they ey ha" ha"e e ta ta9 9en a/ay a/ ay /i /ith th th the e ot othe herr 7t 7the he u und ndin ing g issue& later claimed the issue o lac9 unding8.

Re)*on+en" #:R # :RO1 O1 fled fled a Moti Motion on to ;ism ;ismis iss s the petition o Goh on the ollo/ing grounds< =. -he 6>=5 General #ppr #p prop opri riat atio ions ns #c #ctt does does not not car carry any sp spec ecif ifc c part partic icul ular ar item or the conduct o recall elections in the city o %uerto %rincesa& pro"ince o %ala/an or else/here 6. %rogram and project ha"e been clearly clearly di?erenti di?erentiated ated by the commission on elections@ A. -he 6>=5 general appropria appropriations tions act present presents s a spec sp ecia iall pro" pro"is isio ion n /hic /hich h /as /as absent in the pre"ious general appr approp opri riat atio ions ns act act ther thereb eby y urther limiting the COMELECBs e,ercise o augmentation 5. u udg dget et can can stil stilll be allo alloca cate ted d

by congress through the enactment and passage o a 6>=5 supplemental budget or through the 6>= general appropriations act . Go"ernment unds should not be spent to support illegal and premature institution o recall 4. %olitics is a practical matter& and political uestions must be dealt /ith realistically COMELEC argued< =. -hereBs no gad in suspending proceedings relati"e to the recall petition fled against respondent mayor lucilo r. ayron o %uerto %rincesa City 6. -he recall elections being sought by petitioner may proceed only i a la/ is enacted appropriating unds thereor A. %etitioner is not entitled to the issuance o a /rit o   preliminary mandatory injunction

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