Belmonte studying SC ruling on Reyes disqualification
by RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at 10/22/2013 8:56 PM | Updated as of 10/22/2013 8:56 PM
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MANILA - House Speaker Sonny Belmonte is studying the Supreme Court’s affirmation of the disqualification of Marinduque Congresswoman Regina Reyes.
Belmonte said that aside from the ruling on the Reyes case, there is also a ruling on the disqualification filed by Toby Tanada against Congresswoman Helen Tan, who defeated him quezon representatives.
“I don’t like to give off the cuff [remarks]. We have not gotten a copy [of the decision]. Let's face it, malakas ang dating ng ganung klaseng kuwan [ruling]. Let's put it this way, after we have studied it, if in our view yun na, we’ll do it, pero kung sasabihin, the other side of the question is the HRET [House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal] has taken jurisdiction [over the case].
The HRET is not a creation of Congress. It derives authority from the Constitution, malakas...the HRET is not just a bunch of people," he said.
The SC junked the motion for reconsideration (MR) of Reyes and affirmed its earlier ruling that upheld her disqualification in the last local elections.
Voting 5-4, the high court stood pat on its ruling in June that upheld the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in disqualifying Reyes on the basis of her "US citizenship," despite her victory.
MANILA - House Speaker Sonny Belmonte is studying the Supreme Court’s affirmation of the disqualification of Marinduque Congresswoman Regina Reyes.
Belmonte said that aside from the ruling on the Reyes case, there is also a ruling on the disqualification filed by Toby Tanada against Congresswoman Helen Tan, who defeated him quezon representatives.
“I don’t like to give off the cuff [remarks]. We have not gotten a copy [of the decision]. Let's face it, malakas ang dating ng ganung klaseng kuwan [ruling]. Let's put it this way, after we have studied it, if in our view yun na, we’ll do it, pero kung sasabihin, the other side of the question is the HRET [House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal] has taken jurisdiction [over the case].
The HRET is not a creation of Congress. It derives authority from the Constitution, malakas...the HRET is not just a bunch of people," he said.
The SC junked the motion for reconsideration (MR) of Reyes and affirmed its earlier ruling that upheld her disqualification in the last local elections.
Voting 5-4, the high court stood pat on its ruling in June that upheld the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in disqualifying Reyes on the basis of her "US citizenship," despite her victory.
