SC junks bid to disqualify Erap
MANILA - The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed for being premature a petition seeking to disqualify former president Joseph Estrada from running in the 2010 presidential election.
SC acting spokesman Gleo Guerra said lawyer Eligio Mallari of the group Vanguard should seek Estrada’s disqualification before the Comelec and not directly before the high court.
“Finally the Court also resolved to dismiss for failure to exhaust administrative remedies a petition seeking disqualify former President Joseph Estrada from the 2010 presidential elections filed by the Vanguard of the Philippine Constitution, Inc.,” Guerra said.
In his petition, Mallari argued that Estrada is barred from running as president based on Section 4, Article VII of the 1987 Constitution. He also noted that Estrada was charged and found guilty of the crime of plunder but was pardoned by President Arroyo on the condition that he would no longer seek any elective position or office.
Estrada was ousted from power after a four-day bloodless revolt in January 2001. He was subsequently arrested, charged and found guilty of plunder before the Sandiganbayan but was pardoned by President Arroyo in 2007.
Last November 30, the former president officially joined the presidential election for 2010 after filing his certificate of candidacy in the Commission on Elections.
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SUPREME COURT,CONSTITUTION AND CHARTER CHANGE?????
The legislative branch,department branch and the supreme court can not understand the articles written in the Constitution."The elected President can not be reelected for any position".Ang presidente na ibinoto ng bayan ay hindi na puwedeng kumandidato sa anumang position.
FOR GLORIA ARROYO- ang dating pangulo o presidente ng PILIPINAS ay hindi na puwedeng kumandidato kahit na barangay captain.Ang puwede lang sa kanya ay volunteer adviser ng isang namumuno.Ang dating presidente ay magiging ordinaryong mamamayan na lamang.Ito na siguro ang kapatid ng inihahain nilang CHA CHA.
FOR JOSEPH ESTRADA- ang dating pangulo o presidente ng PILIPINAS ay hindi na puwedeng kumandidato kahit na barangay captain.Ang puwede lang sa kanya ay volunteer adviser na wala ng kapangyarihan.Ito na rin siguro ang inihahain niyang CHA CHA noong namumuno pa siya.Si Erap ay under probation ng Presidential Pardon.Ito ay lifetime na hindi siya puwedeng gumawa ng kahit anong krimen.At ayon sa kanyang probation ay hindi na siya puwedeng kumandidato sa kahit anong position.Siya ay voluntarily na nagbitiw sa pagiging presidente.Siya rin ay napatunayang nagkasala sa "PLUNDER".Ang plunder ang pinakamataas na parusa sa isang Public servant.
COMMON SENSE- kaya ka kumandidato bilang presidente dahil ang iyong kaalaman ay higit pa sa kahit anong mababa at mataas na position sa bansa.Sinusubukan lang nila kung ang tao ay magrereklamo.
ITO NA YATA ANG KAPATID NG CHARTER CHANGE.Nakasaad din sa charter change na ang dati lang na angkan ng nahalal na pulitiko ang puwede lang kumandidato sa isang position.Ang mga mahihirap na umasenso ay wala ng karapatan pang mamuno.Wala talagang kuwenta ang batas sa PILIPINAS,mismong SUPREME COURT ay pinapayagan ang mga kalokohang ito.ITO AY ISANG SAMPAL SA ATING PILIPINO NA MISMONG PINAKAMATAAS NA HUKOM AY SUMASANG-AYON SA GARAPALANG PANLOLOKO SA TAONG BAYAN.