The Supreme Court (SC) has reversed the ruling of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disqualify Caloocan 2nd District Rep. Edgar Erice from running in the 2025 elections.
In a ruling made public yesterday, the SC granted Erice’s petition, which challenged the Comelec resolution disqualifying him for allegedly spreading false and alarming information meant to disrupt the electoral process.
The high court also dismissed the disqualification petition filed by Raymond Salipot against Erice.
In December last year, the Comelec affirmed the decision of the poll body’s Second Division to disqualify Erice for questioning the credibility of South Korean firm Miru Systems’ automated election system.
The SC said the Comelec ‘went beyond’ its jurisdiction when the poll body ruled that Erice was guilty of violating the Omnibus Election Code and imposed the penalty of disqualification.