SC halts junking of animal rights advocate's Senate bid
MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) decision turning down the candidacy of a man running for senator. In an order released on Wednesday, the SC en banc, through Deputy Clerk of Court Anna-Li R. Papa-Gombio asked the poll body to halt the implementation of its resolution junking the bid of Norman Cordero Marquez. In its Dec. 13, 2021 resolution, the poll body declared Marquez a "nuisance candidate" and canceled his certificate of candidacy for senator for the May 9, 2022 elections. Marquez, a...