The Comelec ruled on the petition
filed by lawyer Estrella Elamparo which seeks to disqualify Poe on the ground
that she failed to satisfy the required 10-year residency requirement provided
in the Constitution.
Elamparo earlier claimed that Poe
made a “material misrepresentation on her COC.”
In a press conference called
hurriedly Tuesday night, Poe spokesperson Valenzuela City Mayor Rex
Gatchalian said that the senator is unfazed and assures her supporters that the
fight for the presidency continues.
Gatchalian emphasizes that the
decision was only made by division and that they hope that the Comelec, sitting
en banc, will rule in their favor.
“Isa itong bahagi ng proseso. It’s
a decision of a division. We will make sure that we will appeal the decision in
the Comelec en banc,” Gatchalian said.
“Poe is still a candidate and we
will make sure to exhaust all legal remedies,” he added.
Poe is facing multiple
disqualification cases before the Commission on Elections over her allegedly
questionable citizenship and her supposed failure to satisfy the 10-year residency
requirement.
The Senate Electoral Tribunal
(SET), in a vote of 5-4, earlier ruled to junk the petition filed by senatorial
loser Rizalito David seeking to unseat her from office over the claim that Poe,
a foundling, is not a natural-born Filipino.
As provided in the 1987
Constitution, only natural-born Filipinos are allowed to assume the presidency.
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