G.R. No. 135423 November 29, 1999JESUS L. CHU, petitioner, vs.THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, THE MUNICIPAL OAR! O" CAN#ASSERS O" USON, MASATE $%& SAL#A!ORA O. SANCHE', respondents.FACTS:Petitioner Jesus L. Chu and private respondent Salvadora O. Sanchez(Sanchez) ere candidates !or "unicipal "a#or o! $son, %as&ate in the %a#'', '(() elections. *hile the election returns ere &ein+ canvassed the%unicipal ,oard o! Canvassers o! $son, %as&ate (%,C), petitioner o&-ected tothe inclusion in the canvass o! so"e o! the election returns. Petitioner alle+edthat Sanchez, iththeaido! ar"ed"en, enteredintothepollin+placesherethecentralizedcountin+as&ein+conducted, ande.ertedunduein/uenceandinti"idationuponthe&oardo!electioninspectors(,01)hoere then countin+ thevotes and preparin+theelection returns. Thus,accordin+topetitioner, thevotesre/ectedinthesereturnsarenolon+erre/ectiveo! theill o! theelectorateandshouldnot &eincludedinthecanvass.%,C re-ected petitioner2s o&-ections, 3ndin+ that the a4davits su&"itted petitioner ere not su4cient to support his alle+ations that the# ereprepared under duress and +ivin+ "ore ei+ht to the a4davits e.ecuted the,01. Petitioner appealedtotheCo"elecandonJune), '((), pu&licrespondent2sSecond5ivisiondeniedpetitioner2s appeal anddirectedthe%,C to reconvene and include in the canvass the 67 election returns and,therea!ter, proclai" the innin+ candidate. 1SS$0:*hether or not pu&licrespondent Co"elec+ravel#a&useditsdiscretiona"ountin+ to lac8 or e.cess o! -urisdiction90L5::o.The electoral irre+ularities enu"erated petitioner are not proper to a pre;procla"ationcontrovers#!orsolon+astheelectionreturnsappearto&eauthenticanddul#acco"plishedontheir!ace, theotherissuesraisedpetitioner have necessaril# &eco"e "oot and acade"ic. 0ven assu"in+ thatpetitioner had availed o! the proper re"ed#, still the procla"ation o! Sanchez the %,C did not have to aait the resolution o! his "otion !orreconsideration the Co"elec en bancsince it as validl# "ade upon theauthorit# o! the order issued the Co"elec2s Second 5ivision, orderin+ the%,Ctoreconveneandincludethe67electionreturnsinthecanvassandtherea!ter, proclai"theinnin+candidate. 1nthis respect, our rulin+inCasimirovs.Comeleciss