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The Supreme Court resumed hearing oral arguments on Senator Grace Poe’s petition against the Commission on Elections on Tuesday, February 2. Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim said that the plight of foundlings like Poe should first be addressed in Congress and the executive branch, not in the SC. Lim also maintained that Poe is not natural-born as defined in the Constitution.
Learn more about the Comelec’s position here.
Find out what Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno told the poll body, and what she said would be the implications if foundlings are declared not natural-born.
Read about the main points raised by Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro.
Here is a wrap of the 4 key issues that divide SC justices.
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