Supreme Court (SC) Another party-list group got a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the Supreme Court (SC) that stopped the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from enforcing it orders that dismissed the group’s petition for registration in the 2022 elections. In a resolution issued today, J
Supreme Court (SC) The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday, Jan. 20, stopped temporarily the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from enforcing its orders which declared Wilson Caritero Amad a “nuisance” candidate for vice president in the May 9, 2022 local and national elections. The SC’s order was c
Supreme Court (SC) The Supreme Court (SC) has stopped temporarily the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from enforcing its orders that denied the registration of two more party-list groups in the 2022 national and local elections. Granted by the SC were the temporary restraining orders (TROs) p
Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Facebook photo) MANILA - The temporary restraining orders (TROs) issued by the Supreme Court (SC) against the denial of the accreditation of some party-list organizations may affect preparations for the May 2022 polls, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday. In a Twitter post, Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said this may delay the printing of the ballots, which is set to start early next year. "Those who filed cases to stop COMELEC from printing ballot numbers of the party list, I hope you realize what you have done," Guanzon said. "If ballots are not printed by January, May elections is at risk," she added. Earlier, the poll body denied applications for accreditation of 107 party-list groups. Several groups have asked for relief from the high court and were able to secure a TRO. Among them were: Mindanao Indigenous Peoples Conference for Peace and Development; the Lingkud Bayanihan Party; Ang Tinig ng S