I will continue this up to inauguration but I will stop at that..
Jeb Bush 2016
I will make it start in a news from my home country as an initial POD, the POD is late November 2015, the Philippines would reject the candidacy of Grace Poe, a majority of the Grace Poe voters are from the Binay's Baluarte (Core Bailiwicks where a core candidate has an almost majority vote is called Baluarte in my home country)..the Core Bailiwicks that can make Binay win is Rural Luzon which in OTL is divided by Grace Poe
"MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – A Commission on Elections (Comelec) division unanimously voted to cancel the Certificate of Candidacy of presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe for the 2016 elections, on the basis of her citizenship and residency requirements.
In a 34-page decision, the Comelec's 2nd division granted the petition of petitioner Estrella Elamparo who sought to deny "due course" or to cancel Poe's COC, saying Poe committed "material representation."
“Respondent’s COC, filed for the purpose of running for President of the Republic of the Philippines in the May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections, contains material representations which are false. Hence, it should be denied due course and cancelled," the ruling said.
Citing Poe's COC for senator in 2013 wherein she wrote she is a resident of the Philippines for "6 years and 6 months," the division said Poe is unable to fulfill the 10-year residency requirement for a president.
While Poe claimed it is an "honest mistake," the division said it is not admissible and only "self-serving."
After all, the division said if they would allow Poe, they "will be opening the floodgates for candidates to commit material representations in their COCs and escape responsibility" by "conveniently changing their story in a subsequent COC."
The division also ruled that Poe, as a foundling, is not a natural-born Filipino citizen, a move contrary to the decision of the Senate Electoral Tribunal.
"Respondents’ representation in her subject COC that she is a natural-born Filipino citizen is false; Respondent, being a foundling, is not a natural-born Filipino citizen. That respondent is a foundling is shown by her Birth Certificate," the division said.
Comelec Commissioners Al Parreño, Arthur Lim, and Sheriff Abas – all Aquino appointees – signed the resolution.
Fight is far from over
Poe will appeal the decision before the Comelec en banc, according to Poe's spokesman Rex Gatchalian.
"We will exhaust all legal remedies," he said, noting that this is a long process and that the decision was only made at the division level of the poll body.
While Poe expressed disappointment on the decision, she said she will continue the fight.
"I maintain that I am a natural-born Filipino and have complied with the ten-year residency requirement based on settled applicable jurisprudence," she said in a statement.
"My critics will use any excuse to exclude me, much like they tried to do when FPJ ran for president, and in the process disenfranchising the people as well. They show a lack of trust in the ability of Filipinos to make the right decision," Poe added.
Elamparo, for her part, welcomed the decision, although she has not received any information yet.
“I’m actually very relieved that they decided in favor of granting the petition because they stood up for the Constitution despite what is perceived to be the public sentiment. It means they have the wisdom and the courage to stand up for the Constitution," she told Rappler in a phone interview.
Elamparo, former chief legal counsel and spokesperson of the Government Service Insurance System, accused Poe of material misrepresentation for claiming she is a natural-born Filipino citizen and also a resident of the Philippines for 10 years prior to May 2016."
"MANILA, Philippines (5th UPDATE) – In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court (SC) decided to confirm the disqualification of Senator Grace Poe as presidential candidate in the 2016 elections.
The SC en banc on Tuesday, March 8, voted 6-9 to reverse the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to cancel Poe's certificate of candidacy (COC).
are Presbitero Velasco Jr, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Jose Perez, Jose Mendoza and Marvic Leonen
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was among the 9 justices who voted against Poe. The rest
The 6 justices who voted against Poe are Antonio Carpio, Francis Jardeleza, Benjamin Caguioa, Teresita Leonardo-de Castro, Mariano del Castillo, Arturo Brion, Estela Perlas-Bernabe, and Bienvenido Reyes.
Of the 9, six are appointes of Aquino: Bernabe and Reyes. Three of them – Carpio, Brion and De Castro – were part of the Senate Electoral Tribunal that earlier voted in favor of Poe. The 3 justices dissented in that SET verdict, insisting that Poe is not a natural-born citizen. (READ: Why did SC justices vote to disqualify Grace Poe?)
The verdict came after recent surveys showed Poe as the front runner in the presidential race.
In a statement released hours after the verdict, SC spokesman Theodore Te said: "I am authorized to say that there will be four concurring opinions to the Majority Decision, and five dissenting opinions. Please note that since the Court has only authorized the release of the vote, it may not be safe to report which ground the Court ruled upon and used as basis for the vote, i.e., between citizenship and residence. Thus, it may be best to simply say, the SC grants Senator Poe's petitions, 9-6, allowing her to run for the presidency."
The High Court heard oral arguments on the case for 5 Tuesdays, from January 19 to February 16. The SC justices interpellated Poe's counsel Alex Poblador, Comelec's lead counsel Arthur Lim, Solicitor General Florin Hilbay, and former University of the East Law Dean Amado Valdez.
During the oral arguments, the views of at least 3 justices showed they were leaning toward recognizing Poe as a natural-born Filipino and as having established residency before running for president: Sereno, Leonen and Jardeleza, however Poe had shown that she has no sufficient residency to be a candidate.
Sereno and Leonen focused on the rights of foundlings, while Jardeleza expressed his concern that the Comelec might have deprived Poe of her rights to due process.
3 bodies
Poe fought disqualification cases against her before 3 bodies: the SET, Comelec, and the SC.
It was a close vote at the SET. In November 2015, the SET voted 5-4 to deny the petition to disqualify Poe from the 2013 senatorial polls.
A month later, in December 2015, the Comelec en banc decided to dismiss Poe's appeal to allow her to run. The commissioners voted separately on the two cases involving the senator's citizenship and residency requirements: the one handled by the First Division and the other by the Second Division. Both divisions previously ruled against Poe.
At the SC, the oral arguments showed that the justices were split on at least least 4 key issues on the case. (READ: 4 key issues that divide SC justices in the Poe case) – Rappler.com"
Jeb Bush 2016
I will make it start in a news from my home country as an initial POD, the POD is late November 2015, the Philippines would reject the candidacy of Grace Poe, a majority of the Grace Poe voters are from the Binay's Baluarte (Core Bailiwicks where a core candidate has an almost majority vote is called Baluarte in my home country)..the Core Bailiwicks that can make Binay win is Rural Luzon which in OTL is divided by Grace Poe
"MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – A Commission on Elections (Comelec) division unanimously voted to cancel the Certificate of Candidacy of presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe for the 2016 elections, on the basis of her citizenship and residency requirements.
In a 34-page decision, the Comelec's 2nd division granted the petition of petitioner Estrella Elamparo who sought to deny "due course" or to cancel Poe's COC, saying Poe committed "material representation."
“Respondent’s COC, filed for the purpose of running for President of the Republic of the Philippines in the May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections, contains material representations which are false. Hence, it should be denied due course and cancelled," the ruling said.
Citing Poe's COC for senator in 2013 wherein she wrote she is a resident of the Philippines for "6 years and 6 months," the division said Poe is unable to fulfill the 10-year residency requirement for a president.
While Poe claimed it is an "honest mistake," the division said it is not admissible and only "self-serving."
After all, the division said if they would allow Poe, they "will be opening the floodgates for candidates to commit material representations in their COCs and escape responsibility" by "conveniently changing their story in a subsequent COC."
The division also ruled that Poe, as a foundling, is not a natural-born Filipino citizen, a move contrary to the decision of the Senate Electoral Tribunal.
"Respondents’ representation in her subject COC that she is a natural-born Filipino citizen is false; Respondent, being a foundling, is not a natural-born Filipino citizen. That respondent is a foundling is shown by her Birth Certificate," the division said.
Comelec Commissioners Al Parreño, Arthur Lim, and Sheriff Abas – all Aquino appointees – signed the resolution.
Fight is far from over
Poe will appeal the decision before the Comelec en banc, according to Poe's spokesman Rex Gatchalian.
"We will exhaust all legal remedies," he said, noting that this is a long process and that the decision was only made at the division level of the poll body.
While Poe expressed disappointment on the decision, she said she will continue the fight.
"I maintain that I am a natural-born Filipino and have complied with the ten-year residency requirement based on settled applicable jurisprudence," she said in a statement.
"My critics will use any excuse to exclude me, much like they tried to do when FPJ ran for president, and in the process disenfranchising the people as well. They show a lack of trust in the ability of Filipinos to make the right decision," Poe added.
Elamparo, for her part, welcomed the decision, although she has not received any information yet.
“I’m actually very relieved that they decided in favor of granting the petition because they stood up for the Constitution despite what is perceived to be the public sentiment. It means they have the wisdom and the courage to stand up for the Constitution," she told Rappler in a phone interview.
Elamparo, former chief legal counsel and spokesperson of the Government Service Insurance System, accused Poe of material misrepresentation for claiming she is a natural-born Filipino citizen and also a resident of the Philippines for 10 years prior to May 2016."
"MANILA, Philippines (5th UPDATE) – In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court (SC) decided to confirm the disqualification of Senator Grace Poe as presidential candidate in the 2016 elections.
The SC en banc on Tuesday, March 8, voted 6-9 to reverse the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to cancel Poe's certificate of candidacy (COC).
are Presbitero Velasco Jr, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Jose Perez, Jose Mendoza and Marvic Leonen
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was among the 9 justices who voted against Poe. The rest
The 6 justices who voted against Poe are Antonio Carpio, Francis Jardeleza, Benjamin Caguioa, Teresita Leonardo-de Castro, Mariano del Castillo, Arturo Brion, Estela Perlas-Bernabe, and Bienvenido Reyes.
Of the 9, six are appointes of Aquino: Bernabe and Reyes. Three of them – Carpio, Brion and De Castro – were part of the Senate Electoral Tribunal that earlier voted in favor of Poe. The 3 justices dissented in that SET verdict, insisting that Poe is not a natural-born citizen. (READ: Why did SC justices vote to disqualify Grace Poe?)
The verdict came after recent surveys showed Poe as the front runner in the presidential race.
In a statement released hours after the verdict, SC spokesman Theodore Te said: "I am authorized to say that there will be four concurring opinions to the Majority Decision, and five dissenting opinions. Please note that since the Court has only authorized the release of the vote, it may not be safe to report which ground the Court ruled upon and used as basis for the vote, i.e., between citizenship and residence. Thus, it may be best to simply say, the SC grants Senator Poe's petitions, 9-6, allowing her to run for the presidency."
The High Court heard oral arguments on the case for 5 Tuesdays, from January 19 to February 16. The SC justices interpellated Poe's counsel Alex Poblador, Comelec's lead counsel Arthur Lim, Solicitor General Florin Hilbay, and former University of the East Law Dean Amado Valdez.
During the oral arguments, the views of at least 3 justices showed they were leaning toward recognizing Poe as a natural-born Filipino and as having established residency before running for president: Sereno, Leonen and Jardeleza, however Poe had shown that she has no sufficient residency to be a candidate.
Sereno and Leonen focused on the rights of foundlings, while Jardeleza expressed his concern that the Comelec might have deprived Poe of her rights to due process.
3 bodies
Poe fought disqualification cases against her before 3 bodies: the SET, Comelec, and the SC.
It was a close vote at the SET. In November 2015, the SET voted 5-4 to deny the petition to disqualify Poe from the 2013 senatorial polls.
A month later, in December 2015, the Comelec en banc decided to dismiss Poe's appeal to allow her to run. The commissioners voted separately on the two cases involving the senator's citizenship and residency requirements: the one handled by the First Division and the other by the Second Division. Both divisions previously ruled against Poe.
At the SC, the oral arguments showed that the justices were split on at least least 4 key issues on the case. (READ: 4 key issues that divide SC justices in the Poe case) – Rappler.com"