What is the intent of the constitutional provision on term
limits? The Supreme Court said that the intention of the law is to “infuse new
blood in the political arena” by disqualifying officials from running for the
same office after a term of nine years straight.
SO THE Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) First Division has
disqualified Cebu City north district Councilor Augustus “Jun” Pe Jr. from
seeking a city council seat in the south district? But the division's ruling was
based on Pe's lack of residency and not the term limit.
Pe transferred his voter's registration to the south district last May to comply with the one-year residency requirement for those seeking local elective positions. Section 39 of the Local Government Code provides that a member of the Sangguniang Panglunsod must be, among other things, a resident of the district where he seeks to be elected for at least one year immediately preceding the day of the election.
“It is evident that respondent failed to establish that he has been a resident of the south district of Cebu City for purposes of complying with the election requirement.
Pe transferred his voter's registration to the south district last May to comply with the one-year residency requirement for those seeking local elective positions. Section 39 of the Local Government Code provides that a member of the Sangguniang Panglunsod must be, among other things, a resident of the district where he seeks to be elected for at least one year immediately preceding the day of the election.
“It is evident that respondent failed to establish that he has been a resident of the south district of Cebu City for purposes of complying with the election requirement.
This ruling would practically encourage politicians to jump to
another district after serving three full terms from a previous district. This
ruling might also be applicable to Provincial Board members and even
congressmen.
Unsa-on na man lang nato ning maong balaod? Ato na lang ning gang-gangon? Read the complete Sunstar article here http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/opinion/2013/02/16/nalzaro-jun-pe-and-term-limits-268471
Unsa-on na man lang nato ning maong balaod? Ato na lang ning gang-gangon? Read the complete Sunstar article here http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/opinion/2013/02/16/nalzaro-jun-pe-and-term-limits-268471
Osmeña’s ‘logic’ on PE
IF SOUTH district Rep. Tomas Osmeña has his way, he would
disqualify Councilor Edgardo Labella from seeking the post of vice mayor in the
May elections. A report last Sunday in Cebu Daily News quoted Osmeña as saying
that “Labella is also barred from running as vice mayor because he forms part of
the city council where the vice mayor is the presiding officer.” Naunsa na
ni?
Osmeña issued the statement as he assailed Team Rama for questioning a portion of the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) first division in the case of his Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) stalwart Councilor Augustus Pe Jr. The first division disqualified Pe from seeking a council seat in the south district for lack of residency.
Osmeña issued the statement as he assailed Team Rama for questioning a portion of the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) first division in the case of his Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) stalwart Councilor Augustus Pe Jr. The first division disqualified Pe from seeking a council seat in the south district for lack of residency.
If we follow Tomas's logic, then Comelec would have already been flooded with petitions against councilors running for vice mayor since the Constitution was ratified in 1987 and the Local Government Code was passed in 1991. What an opinion. Read the complete article in Cebu Sunstar here http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/opinion/2013/02/19/nalzaro-osmena-s-logic-269112
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