OSG urges junking of petition vs substitution of P3PWD partylist nominee
OSG urges junking of petition vs substitution of P3PWD partylist nominee
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00:00 The office of the Solicitor General dismisses the petition filed by the Duterte Youth Party
00:04 List against the substitution of former Kamelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon as P3PWD Party
00:11 List nominee.
00:13 In the opening statement of Assistant Solicitor General Maria Victoria Sardilla Salom, she
00:18 said the Kamelec did not have a grave abuse of discretion after allowing Guanzon to substitute
00:24 as nominee because she went through the proper process.
00:27 The OSG also insists Kamelec has its own power to proclaim candidates, while the camp of
00:33 petitioners including Ronald Cardema insisted that to file the petition because they believe
00:39 that the issue is covered by a quasi-judicial function.
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