Tag: Regina Reyes

MANILA, Philippines – Hindi susundin ng House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal ang kautusan ng Korte Suprema na patalsikin na bilang kinatawan ng Marinduque sa Kamara si Congw. Regina Reyes. Ayon kay Gabriel Rep. Luz Ilagan, miyembro ng HRET, 4-3 ang naging resulta ng botohan. Ibig sabihin, pinagtitibay ng HRET ang kanilang kapangyarihan na sila lang ang may hurisdiksyon na humawak ng mga kasong may kaugnayan sa electoral case ng mga miyembro ng mababang kapulungan ng kongreso. Dahil rito, ang susunod na proseso aniya ay ang pagtalakay sa merito ng kaso,…

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court denied on Tuesday the urgent petition by Marinduque Rep. Regina Ongsiako Reyes seeking to disqualligy three justices from sitting as members of the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET), saying the conggresswoman had “sought the wrong remedy.” Ongsiako-Reyes is in a continuing electoral battle for Marinduque’s House seat with Lord Velasco, son of Justice Presbitero Velasco, one of the three magistrated whose disqualification from HRET was being sought. In her urgent petition dated August 18, 2014 Ongsiako-Reyes sought to disqualify and transfer Justices Velasco…