The Comelec says it no longer has jurisdiction over the case filed against Erwin Tulfo because ACT-CIS was already proclaimed party-list race winner in May 2022.
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections on Thursday, May 25, dismissed a crucial case against broadcaster Erwin Tulfo, who was originally on his way to the 19th Congress as a replacement of a party-list lawmaker until that disqualification petition put his proclamation on pause.Tulfo’s congressional bid over allegations pertaining to “question of citizenship” and “conviction by final judgment of a crime involving moral turpitude.
“The people vote for the party-list group/ organization/ coalition during elections, and not the nominees. Therefore, it is the party-list that is being proclaimed as the winner, and not the nominees,” the ruling read. Tulfo was the face of ACT-CIS in its campaign ads in last year’s polls. It was the topnotcher of the party-list race, having received 2.1 million votes.
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