15/01/2025
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Tuesday that it was immediately stopping the printing of 73 million official ballots for the May 12 elections after the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing it from disqualifying five candidates, among them former Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice.
In a statement, Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said that while the poll body has yet to officially receive the copies of the TRO, “we commit to fully comply with said orders.”
Supreme Court spokesperson Camille Ting told reporters that the TRO, which was effective immediately, prohibited the Comelec from disqualifying the five individuals and removing their names from ballots.
“So it’s up to [the] Comelec how they will implement this, but they will just have to follow the order of the SC,” Ting said.
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