The Supreme Court has annulled the proclamation of reelectionist Romeo Jalosjos Jr. and directed the Commission on Elections to proclaim Roberto “Pinpin” Uy Jr. as representative of the first district of Zamboanga del Norte in Congress.
The Comelec declared F. Jalosjos a nuisance candidate in April 2022, which F. Jalosjos challenged through a motion for reconsideration.However, Jalosjos filed a motion the following day to suspend Uy’s proclamation, claiming that he won since F. Jalosjos’ votes must be credited to him since F. Jalosjos has been declared a nuisance candidate.
F. Jalosjos also filed a petition before the SC after his motion for reconsideration was denied by the Comelec for being filed out of time.In granting the petitions, the Supreme Court said that public policy dictates that candidates receiving the highest votes should be proclaimed without unnecessary delay.
“The Court also noted there were several irregularities in the COMELEC En Banc’s suspension order, with the copy sent by electronic mail to the PBOC in advance, undated, and lacking the complete signatures of the COMELEC members as well as a certification and a notice signed by the COMELEC’s Clerk of Court,” it added.
Meanwhile, the Court also ruled in favor of Frederico Jalosjos on whether he is a nuisance candidate.
Jalosjos, who was proclaimed by the Comelec as the winning congressional candidate in June last year, originally placed second behind Uy with 69,109 votes, but the Comelec decided to “legally pass” 5,424 votes obtained by Frederico Jalosjos (F. Jalosjos), who was earlier declared…
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