MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court on Wednesday junked for “lack of legal standing” the petition of high school teacher Barry Tayam to validate the June 3 Senate session that led to a reshuffle in the chamber and the installation of acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian.
In a 20-page petition for certiorari, taxpayer and voter Tayam asked the high court on June 5 to intervene in the Senate leadership standoff by finding grave abuse of discretion in the acts of the bloc led by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano and affirming the leadership of Gatchalian.
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But the high tribunal, in a statement, said that Tayam “failed to show that he suffered or was at risk of imminent suffering or direct injury” from the acts of Cayetano and Senators Pia Cayetano and Loren Legarda, the respondents in the case.FEATURED STORIES
The Supreme Court has yet to release a full copy of its ruling.
