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The Supreme Court has junked the petition seeking to scrap a ruling of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that cleared Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero of election code violations when he received a P30-million campaign donation from a contractor.
In a notice issued by Clerk of Court Marife Cuevas, the high tribunal’s en banc said the petition for review was dismissed for “being the wrong remedy.”
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The Supreme Court has yet to release a copy of the resolution, which was promulgated on June 3, but petitioner Barry Tayam already received the notice of the ruling.FEATURED STORIES
