PETITION TO CANCEL A PETITION FOR PETITION TO DECLARE PRE-PROCLAMATION

ELECTION PROTEST QUO WARRANTO

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY DISQUALIFICATION FAILURE OF ELECTIONS CONTROVERSY

IN DIVISION EN BANC

Exclusive original jurisdiction - All contests relating to the elections, returns, and
qualifications of all elective regional, provincial, and city officials (Art. IX-C, Sec. 2(2))
Appellate jurisdiction over all contest involving elective municipal officials decided by RTC or
Motion for Reconsideration of a division decision (Art. IX-C, Sec. 3)
involving elective barangay officials decided by the MTC (Art. IX-C, Sec. 2(2))
Petition for Certiorari from RTC/MTC must be decided in division before it may be heard en
banc
Petition for Correction of Manifest Errors
Petition to Cancel a Certificate of Candidacy
e.g. alleging an erroneous copying of figures from election return to the Statement of Votes
- Involve exercise of the quasi-judicial powers of the COMELEC
by a precinct; because such an error in the tabulation of results, which merely requires a
- COMELEC en banc cannot short-cut the proceedings by action on the case
clerical correction without opening the ballot boxes or examining the ballots, demands only t
without prior action by a division, as this would amount to a denial of due
the exercise of administrative power of the COMELEC; thus, the COMELEC en banc may
process to the candidate Ibrahim v. COMELEC GR 192289 2013
properly assume jurisdiction Jaramilla v. COMELEC GR 155717 2003
Prosecution of violation of elections laws
- Involves the exercise of administrative powers which may be exercised directly
by the COMELEC en banc Baytan v. COMELEC GR 153945 2003
Cases when the COMELEC does not exercise its adjudicatory or quasi-judicial powers, i.e.
when the COMELEC exercises purely administrative functions