Presidential candidate Sen. Grace Poe could now breathe a sigh of relief as the Supreme Court issues a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on the Comelec’s decision to disqualify the senator from running in the 2016 national elections.
The TRO was released by the Supreme Court in just a few hours before the disqualification case of Sen. Grace Grace Poe from the presidential race was to take effect. According to the Supreme Court’s order, the Comelec should temporarily stop enforcing its ruling barring the senator to run for President.
The decision of the Comelec was released even while the high court is on holiday recess, Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno issued temporary restraining orders (TRO) enjoining the Comelec from implementing the disqualification ruling of its two divisions against Poe.
In a press conference, SC spokesman Theodore Te explained that the Chief Justice issued the orders upon recommendation of two justices to whom the two petitions for TRO filed by Poe earlier in the day were assigned.
The TROs, effective immediately and until further orders, allow Poe to keep her slot in the ballots to be printed by the Comelec in early February, Te said.