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Comelec lifts suspension on Isabela vice mayor-elect’s proclamation
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has lifted the suspension on the proclamation of lawyer Jeryll Harold Respicio as vice mayor-elect of Reina Mercedes, Isabela.
The Comelec's decision allows for Respicio's proclamation while legal proceedings over his controversial online remarks continue.
The poll body directed the municipal board of canvassers to reconvene within five days for Respicio's proclamation.
Respicio came under public scrutiny in May after posting videos on Facebook alleging the existence of a program capable of tampering with election results.
The Comelec had filed charges against him under Article 154 of the Revised Penal Code, in relation to the Cybercrime Prevention Act, for spreading false information.
Before the reversal, Respicio had petitioned the Supreme Court, questioning the legality of the suspension.
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