Comelec to File Motion for Reconsideration on SC Ruling on 2nd Placers

Comelec studies ruling on 2nd placer doctrine

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) is considering filing a motion for reconsideration before the Supreme Court following its landmark ruling that effectively scrapped the long-standing "second placer" doctrine in election cases involving the cancellation of candidacy or disqualification. Comelec Chairman George Garcia said Monday that the poll body is studying the legal and operational implications of the high court's decision, which upheld C…

Comelec to ask Supreme Court to reconsider ruling on second placers

The Commission on Elections is preparing to challenge a Supreme Court decision that abandons the second placer doctrine, saying it caught them off guard.

Comelec to file motion for reconsideration on SC ruling on 2nd placers

Commission on Elections. File photo MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said it will file a motion for reconsideration before the Supreme Court to clarify the implications of its new ruling which stated that second placers in local elections cannot be proclaimed winner if the first placer has been disqualified. In its ruling made public Sunday, the Supreme Court effectively discarded the earlier Jalosjos vs. Com…

SC rules 2nd placers can’t replace disqualified election winners

Philippines - When Penal Laws Work In Favor Of The Accused. - Conventus Law

Election-related legal controversies took center stage in the recently concluded 2025 elections.  One issue that resurfaced recently involves the retroactive application of laws—particularly those that operate in favor of the accused. A timely Supreme Court ruling in Bargado v. People, G.R. No. 271081, July 29, 2024, reminds us of this bedrock principle of criminal law. The case stemmed from the 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (…