Practice question
Two timely ordinary electoral quo warranto petitions raise personal ineligibility: one against a city mayor and one against a barangay chair. Both invoke Section 253, and no Rule 66 issue is presented. Counsel insists that one forum must originally decide both because each is a local executive. Which allocation follows the law?
- Both belong originally to the Senate
- Both belong originally to the barangay council
- Both belong originally to the Commission on Audit
- Both necessarily belong originally to the RTC
- The city contest belongs originally to COMELEC and the barangay contest to the metropolitan or municipal trial court
Legal references
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, Sections 5-6, 68 and 253: https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1985/bp_881_1985.html
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