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PROTESTS
in Bais & Tanjay Ist district
Canvassing was stopped in Bais City while proclamation of Josy
Limkaichong in the first congressional district was held in abeyance
following pre-proclamation protests filed by their respective
protagonists.
SEEK A T.R.O.
In the first district, the Paras camp was able to get a Joint
Resolution from the Comelec 2nd division in Manila which ruled
that Josy Limkaichong is a Chinese citizen and that the Court
of Appeals was yet set to make a final ruling. But the Josy camp
was set to secure a Temporary Restraining Order to stay that resolution
and proceed with the proclamation.
The camp of winner-apparent
Joselyn Limkaichong
for the first congressional
district are petitioning for
the issuance of a Temporary
Restraining Order (TR0) for
the provincial board of canvassers
to lift the suspension
of the proclamation of
Limkaichong as the winner
in the first district for the following
reasons:
That the Comelec has no jurisdiction over the matter of
deciding the citizenship of
Limkaichong since such issue is
under the regional Trial Court, in
fact now under the Court of Appeals;
That the proclamation of
Limkaichong is urgent considering
that after June 30, the new congresswoman
has to assume with
his team mates in order to prevent
a hiatus, meaning a void, a vacancy
that should rightfully be given to
her as winner;
That the Paras camp did not
dispute the winning of
Limkaichong in the first district, but simply took issue on her citizenship.
MEANWHILE, petitioners
Nap Camero and Renald F.
Villando, took issue on the citizenship
saying that it is now pending
in the courts. They allege that Josy
is a Chinese citizen to date because
of certain substantial and procedural
defects in the naturalization
proceedings of Josy’s father, Julio
Ong Sy, which prevented him from
acquiring Filipino citizenship.
Since Julio Ong Sy never attained
Philippine citizenship, the petitioners
contend that the citizenship,
which he transmitted to his children
was Chinese and not Filipino
citizenship.
They added that lacking in the participation of the office of the
Solicitor General who is an indispensable
party being the counsel
for government in the naturalization
proceedings, render the said
proceedings null and void, hence
no rights could arise from something
illegal.
Camero and Co., allege that
only after the citizenship issue is
resolved in court can the winner
rightfully claim the position.
BAIS PROTEST.
The pre-proclamation protestors
under Boy Villanueva claim
that the election watchers and
teachers were biased and were under
threat if they commit acts of
disloyalty to the administration.
They also claimed alleged irregularities
in the transport and review
of the barangay returns. With
only 10% votes being accounted
for, the canvassing was suspended
until the Court decides on the issues.
They also are pursuing an Ombudsman
case against incumbent
Mayor Hector Villanueva in relation
the recent ambush along Bais
highway.
All these allegations were denied
by Mayor Villanueva saying
that these are the usual damage
control and demolition jobs of his
opponents in politics.
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