JAEN, Nueva Ecija—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday (Feb. 15) dismissed the motion for reconsideration filed by sitting Mayor Antonio Prospero Esquivel to stop the reinstatement of his political rival.
In a resolution signed by presiding Commissioner Socorro Inting and senior member Antonio Kho Jr., the Comelec’s Second Division said the poll body has authority to issue provisional remedies to “prevent irreparable injury or preserve the rights of the parties.”
Esquivel had sought the reversal of the Comelec’s Feb. 3, order directing the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to implement a temporary restraining order (TRO) or stat…
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