High Court junks ER Ejercito, son’s plea

THE Supreme Court (SC) has denied the petition of former Laguna Gov. Emilio Ramon “ER” Ejercito and his son Jorge Antonio Genaro seeking the deletion of the latter’s name from the May 9 election ballots, rendering it “moot and academic”.

The High Court en banc decision said the younger Ejercito’s petition has been rendered moot and academic since “[t]he May 9, 2016 elections were held with [his] name on the ballot.”