The Supreme Court en banc has junked with finality a petition seeking the disqualification of former president Joseph Estrada from joining the presidential race in May, radio dzBB's Teresa Tavares reported on Tuesday.
The petition was filed by lawyer Elgio Mallari of the Vanguard of the Philippine Constitution, Inc. who argued that under Article VII, Section 4 of the 1987 Constitution, Estrada is barred from running as president in the coming polls.
The said provision of the Constitution states, “The President and the Vice President shall be elected by direct vote of the people which shall begin for a term of six years at noon of the thirtieth day of June next following the day of the election and end at the noon on the same date six years after."
The same section further states, "The President shall not be eligible for any reelection. No person who has succeeded as President and has served as such for more than four years shall be qualified for election to the same office at any time." -
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