The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed the petition of former Mayor Jay Manalo Ilagan of Mataas na Kahoy in Batangas, who was disqualified by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to run in the May 2016 polls, being a fugitive from justice for charges of rape and human trafficking.
In an en banc ruling, the High Court upheld the Comelec resolutions canceling Ilagan’s certificate of candidacy (CoC) on the ground of material misrepresentation of his eligibility based on objection of Vice Mayor Henry Laqui, saying that the former mayor was a fugitive from justice.
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