INQUIRER.net: SC upholds right of incumbent officials to stay in their posts

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SC upholds right of incumbent officials to stay in their posts Feb 2nd 2013, 21:49 MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court has dismissed a 3-year-old petition questioning a provision of the Fair Election Act that allows incumbent elective public officials to remain in their posts even after they have filed candidacies for other elective positions.   In an eight-page decision dated Jan. 22 and released on Friday, the High Court said they found no reason to disturb a 2003 decision that upheld Section 14 of the Act (Republic Act No. 9006), which repealed an earlier election code that considered an incumbent official resigned upon the filing of his or her candidacy for another position.   The suit against RA 9006 was filed in October 2009 by Henry Gir... Keep on reading: SC upholds right of incumbent officials to stay in their posts Media files: supreme-court.jpeg (image/jpeg)

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