SC reverses Comelec ruling vs Kalinga bet in 'missing comma' case

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has reversed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ruling that disqualified a candidate in Tabuk City, Kalinga, for failing to properly use a comma in his affidavit, which the poll body said misrepresented his residential address. In a decision penned by Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando, the SC granted the petition for certiorari filed by Errol Comafay Jr. and reversed Comelec’s cancellation of his certificate of candidacy (COC) for Sangguniang Panlungsod member in last year’s elections. The high court ruled that the omission of a comma in Comafay’s stated address did not amount to […]... Keep on reading: SC reverses Comelec ruling vs Kalinga bet in 'missing comma' case