The Supreme Court has issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) preventing the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from enforcing its rulings that would disqualify or reject the Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) of five individuals seeking to run in the upcoming 2025 national and local elections. The High Tribunal granted TROs prohibiting Comelec from declaring Subair Guinthum Mustapha and Charles Savellano as nuisance candidates, and Chito Bulatao Balintay from filing his COC for Zambales Governor. The court also ordered Comelec to comment on the petitions of Mustapha and Savellano within a non-extendible period of five days, requiring personal service and the filing of a resolution and comment. Furthermore, TROs were granted in favor of Edgar Erice, who was disqualified by Comelec in his bid as representative of Caloocan City's 2nd District, and Florendo de Ramos Ritualo Jr., who is challenging the Comelec resolution that canceled his COC for Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) member for San Juan City's 1st District. The High Court directed Comelec to file its comment on the cases of Balintay, Erice, and Ritualo within a non-extendible period of ten days from the receipt of notice.
The Supreme Court has issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) preventing the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from enforcing its rulings that would disqualify or reject the Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) of five individuals seeking to run in the upcoming 2025 national and local elections. The High Tribunal granted TROs prohibiting Comelec from declaring Subair Guinthum Mustapha and Charles Savellano as nuisance candidates, and Chito Bulatao Balintay from filing his COC for Zambales Governor. The court also ordered Comelec to comment on the petitions of Mustapha and Savellano within a non-extendible period of five days, requiring personal service and the filing of a resolution and comment. Furthermore, TROs were granted in favor of Edgar Erice, who was disqualified by Comelec in his bid as representative of Caloocan City's 2nd District, and Florendo de Ramos Ritualo Jr., who is challenging the Comelec resolution that canceled his COC for Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) member for San Juan City's 1st District. The High Court directed Comelec to file its comment on the cases of Balintay, Erice, and Ritualo within a non-extendible period of ten days from the receipt of notice.
The Supreme Court has issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) preventing the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from enforcing its rulings that would disqualify or reject the Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) of five individuals seeking to run in the upcoming 2025 national and local elections. The High Tribunal granted TROs prohibiting Comelec from declaring Subair Guinthum Mustapha and Charles Savellano as nuisance candidates, and Chito Bulatao Balintay from filing his COC for Zambales Governor. The court also ordered Comelec to comment on the petitions of Mustapha and Savellano within a non-extendible period of five days, requiring personal service and the filing of a resolution and comment. Furthermore, TROs were granted in favor of Edgar Erice, who was disqualified by Comelec in his bid as representative of Caloocan City's 2nd District, and Florendo de Ramos Ritualo Jr., who is challenging the Comelec resolution that canceled his COC for Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) member for San Juan City's 1st District. The High Court directed Comelec to file its comment on the cases of Balintay, Erice, and Ritualo within a non-extendible period of ten days from the receipt of notice.