THE Supreme Court has affirmed the move of the Commission on Election (Comelec) to unseat Rep.-elect Regina Ongsiako Reyes of Marinduque because she is an American.

During the Court en banc’s on Tuesday session, it ruled to dismiss the petition for certiorari filed by Reyes who sought to stop the disqualification imposed on her by the poll body for lack of merit.

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