Poe’s camp insists senator surpassed residency requirement

The Commission on Elections’ Second Division sidelined Senator Grace Poe’s defense in the disqualification case filed against her when it ignored her intent to reside in the Philippines that would more than satisfy the 10-year residency requirement, her camp said Wednesday.

Valenzuela City Rep. Sherwin Gatchalian, one of the senatorial bets under Poe’s ticket, was referring to the 3-0 vote of the Comelec panel disqualifying the senator from the presidential race because she failed to meet the residency requirement and she is not a natural-born Filipino citizen.