SC junks teacher’s petition on Senate session for lack of legal standing

The Supreme Court of the Philippines in Manila. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by a high school teacher seeking to validate the June 3 Senate session, where new leadership was installed, and a quorum was declared with only 12 senators present.

“The SC dismissed the petition filed by John Barry Tayan for lack of legal standing,” the SC, through the Office of the Spokesperson, said in a statement Wednesday.

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