The Supreme Court has thrown out petitions questioning Sen. Grace Poe’s candidacy. With a 9-6 vote, the SC ruled today that Sen. Grace Poe is allowed to run for President.
It may be recalled that after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) cancelled Poe’s certificate of candidacy (COC), she took the case to the SC to rule on the questions regarding her residency and citizenship.
The SC concluded the five-round oral arguments on Poe’s disqualification case last Feb 16.
In a press conference following the ruling, SC spoeksperson Atty. Teddy Teh announced, “Pinaboran ng Korte Suprema ang petisyon ni Senador Grace Poe (The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the petition of Sen. Grace Poe).”
Poe is one of the five contenders for the Philippine presidency. An independent candidate, she is going up against United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) candidate Vice President Jejomar Binay, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan bet (PDP-Laban) Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Mar Roxas, and People’s Reform Party’s Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago.
