MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III slammed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for reversing its ruling disqualifying Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro as a congressional candidate for District 1, calling the reversal “a mockery of the Constitution.
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III slammed the Commission on Elections for reversing its ruling disqualifying Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro as a congressional candidate for District 1, calling the reversal “a mockery of the Constitution.”He said Comelec had initially disqualified Teodoro over material misrepresentation in his voter registration.
“It sets a dangerous precedent and opens the gates of electoral hell,” said the outgoing senator who is set to end his second term in the Senate on June 30.“If residency requirements mandated by the Constitution can be brushed aside with a flip of a resolution, what stops others from gaming or manipulating the system?” Pimentel asked.
Slams Comelec For Reversing Ruling On Teodoro Disqualification Case
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