THE 2nd Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified Sen. Grace Poe from next year’s presidential elections.
The Comelec division voted, 3-0, to cancel Poe’s certificate of candidacy (COC).
In a 34-page decision, the Comelec division stated: “Accordingly, the Certificate of Candidacy for President of the Republic of the Philippines in the May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections filed by respondent Mary Grace Natividad Sonora Poe Llamanzares is hereby cancelled.”
Three Comelec commissioners said Poe did not meet the residency requirement of the Constitution for presidential candidates.
Poe’s running mate, Sen. Francis Escudero, said they would appeal the decision before the Comelec en banc.
“We respect the process,” Poe’s spokesman Rex Gatchalian told ABS-CBN last night. “That’s why we will be filing a motion for reconsideration. We will exhaust all legal remedies.”
The resolution was signed by Commissioners Al Parreno, Arthur Lim, and Sheriff Abas based on the petition of Estrella Elamparo against Poe.
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