THE Supreme Court has issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the COMELEC resolution that permits appointed officials to continue in their posts even after they have filed their candidacy for the upcoming 2025 elections.
This comes after the court favored the petition of election lawyer Atty. Romy Macalintal to halt the implementation of the said resolution.
According to SC Spokesperson Atty. Camille Ting, under the law, appointed officials should no longer remain in their positions if they have already filed their candidacy.
The SC has ordered a status quo on the enforcement of the resolution.
In addition, the court has directed Comelec to submit its comments on the petition within ten days.
The COMELEC sees this as a welcome development and will comply with the court’s order.
Number of Senate aspirants reaches 17; party-list groups, 15—COMELEC
Meanwhile, on the first day, 17 individuals filed their Certificates of Candidacy (COC) for the senatorial race, while 15 party-list groups submitted their COCs.
Some COCs, however, were not accepted by the commission.
According to Garcia, they will release data tonight on the total number of individuals who have filed their COCs nationwide.
The first day of COC filing across the country was generally peaceful, according to the commission.
In Batanes, which was affected by inclement weather, voter registration was extended today, alongside the COC filing.
