The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled with finality that the conviction Rep. Ronald Singson (First District, Ilocos Sur) in a Hong Kong court over illegal drugs cannot be used as a ground for his disqualification and ouster from Congress.
A two-page resolution of the SC en banc obtained by The Manila Times, dated June 23, 2015, but was released just recently, junked a motion for reconsideration asking the High Court to reverse its ruling and reconsider itself by ousting Singson from Congress because of his drug conviction.
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