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MR ng Comelec vs. Poe, inihain na sa SC
Pormal nang hiniling ng Commission on Elections sa Korte Suprema na baligtarin ang desisyong nagpapahintulot kay Senadora Grace Poe-Llamanzares na tumakbo sa pagka-pangulo sa May elections. Sa mahigit 50 pahinang motion for reconsideration ng Comelec, nanawagan ito na pairalin ng Supreme Court ang section 2 ng rule 12 ng Internal Rules ng High Court na nagsasaad na walong boto ang majority vote sa isang desisyon ng may 15-mahistrado. Iginiit ng Comelec na ang botohan sa […]
COMELEC upgrades election preparations
MANILA, Philippines – Due to the decision of the Supreme Court regarding the issuance of voters’ receipts, the Commission on Elections have upgraded its election preparations to ensure that the May 9 elections continue as planned. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/U9_LemVQGMA
Added features of voters’ receipts can be implemented in next elections
MANILA, Philippines – In an eleven-page resolution, the Supreme Court cleared that the Commission on Elections can implement the additional features found in voters’ receipts in the following elections, in reconsideration of the constitutional provision that the elections be held in the 2nd Monday of May. This is related to the writ of mandamus issued by the Supreme Court, commanding the COMELEC to issue voters’ receipt in the 2016 elections in order to verify if […]
Hiling na oral argument ng Comelec, pinagbigyan na ng SC
(Eagle News) — Pinagbigyan ng Korte Suprema ang hiling na oral argument ng Comission on Election o Comelec patungkol sa pag-iisyu ng voter’s receipt sa May 9 elections. Bagaman hindi pa tinukoy ng Supreme Court kung ano ang tatalakayin sa oral argument, nilinaw naman ng Korte na limitado ang mga isyung pag-uusapan. “It’s an oral argument, as I said, on very limited issues,” pahayag ni Atty. Theodore Te, Spokesperson ng SC. Nagpasalamat naman ang Comelec […]
Smartmatic warns against possible failure election failure
MANILA, Philippines — Smartmatic warns against the possibility of failure of elections due to the decision of the Supreme Court ordering the Commission on Election to issue voting receipts. Smartmatic added that the upgrading of vote counting machines may reach two months. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Election preparations should be left to the COMELEC – Brillantes
MANILA, Philippines – Former Commission on Elections Sixto Brillantes said that election preparations should be left to the COMELEC and that the Supreme Court should just let the COMELEC decide election matters. Brillantes also criticized its decision regarding the issuance of voting receipts. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/_RMPnElOKGM
Korte Suprema, pinabulaanan ang alegasyon ng panunuhol
(Eagle News) — Mariing pinabulaanan ng Korte Suprema ang alegasyon ng panunuhol sa mga mahistrado kaugnay ng desisyong pabor sa pagtakbo ni Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares sa 2016 presidential elections. Sa 21st annual convention ng Philippine Women Judges Association, mismong si Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno ang nagsabing ispekulasyon lang ang lumabas na report sa pahayagan kaya hindi na aniya pa dapat pagtuunan ng pansin. “Some matters are best disregarded and ignored. Some matters are just […]
Pangulong Aquino, inaasahan ang paliwanag ng SC kaugnay ng desisyon sa kaso ni Poe
(Eagle News )– Inaasahan ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III na magpapaliwanag ang Korte Suprema kaugnay ng desisyon ng huli na pumapabor sa pagtakbo sa presidential election sa Mayo ni Senadora Grace Poe-Llamanzares. Matapos ang change of command sa liderato ng Philippine Air Force (PAF) na ginanap sa Fernando Air Base sa Lipa City, Batangas, sinabi ng pangulo na bagama’t kailangan pa niyang mabasa ang laman ng desisyon, pananagutan aniya ng Korte Suprema (Supreme Court) na […]
Voters’ receipt may lead to vote buying
QUEZON City, Philippines – The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms warned that the decision of the Supreme Court ordering the Commission on Election to issue voters’ receipt may lead to large scale vote buying as there will now be proof regarding who the voters have voted for. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
COMELEC under emergency due to recent SC decisions
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections said that although it is respecting the recent decisions of the Supreme Court, it admitted that it is under emergency due to the said decisions. These are the decisions of the Supreme Court regarding the issuance of vote receipts as well as the SC’s overturning of the COMELEC’s decision to disqualify Senator Grace Poe. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded […]
Dating Senador Tatad, at law dean Valdez, i-aapela ang SC decision kay Poe
(Eagle News) — Maghahain ng motion for reconsideration ang kampo ng mga pribadong petitioners laban sa naging desisyon ng Korte Suprema na payagan kumandidato sa pagka- pangulo si Senadora Grace Poe. Ayon kay Atty. Manuelito Luna, abogado ng petitioner na si dating senador Francisco “Kit” Tatad, ia-apela nila sa lalong madaling panahon ang desisyon ng Korte Suprema. Iginiit ni Luna na hindi mas mataas sa konstitusyon ang mga mahistrado ng Korte Suprema. Binatikos din […]





