De Lima's party-list proclamation to push through despite CA ruling - Comelec

The proclamation of presumptive Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list representative Leila de Lima will push through next week despite the Court of Appeal (CA)'s nullification of her acquittal by a local court in one of her drug cases.

- By JOSEPH PEDRAJAS

Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said Friday, May 16, that the poll body "is seeing no reason" to suspend De Lima's or her party-list's proclamation because the CA's decision was not even a final conviction.

"Wala naman pong pending case sa amin yung mismong naturang partylist para kami mag issue ng (Her party-list does not have any pending case before Comelec, so there's no reason to issue an) order to suspend any proclamation," Garcia said in a press conference.

He also said that CA's decision can also be subject to a motion for reconsideration or be appealed at the Supreme Court (SC).