P3PWD accuses Speaker Romualdez of committing grave abuse of discretion by supposedly refusing to administer the oath of its new first nominee, even though the group has cleared legal hurdles to securing the seat it won in 2022
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P3PWD had won one seat in the 2022 elections, but a long court battle that eventually voided Guanzon’s bid to represent the group has kept that party-list post vacant for more than two years. “Respondent Speaker Romualdez’s refusal is not merely an erroneous exercise of discretion — it is an outright defiance of a constitutional duty that is purely ministerial in nature,” it added.
“This imminent recess and subsequent adjournment thus make it imperative that respondent Romualdez immediately fulfill his ministerial obligation to administer Ms.
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