THE Supreme Court unseated a Lanao del Norte municipal mayor who won in the May 2010 polls after it was found that he is not qualified from running for any elective local position as he had dual citizenship during the filing of his certificate of candidacy (COC).

In a full court ruling, the High Court granted the petition for certiorari (Rule 64 in relation to Rule 65) filed by candidate Casan Macode Maquiling who assailed the resolution of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc dated February 2, 2011.

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