Romeo Jalosjos Jr. opposes election rival’s immediate proclamation

MANILA, Philippines — Romeo Jalosjos Jr., opposed the proclamation of his 2022 election rival Roberto Uy Jr. as Zamboanga del Norte’s First District Congressman, a document made public on Saturday shows. Before the Supreme Court (SC) on October 6, Jalosjos filed a Comment and Opposition to the “Very Urgent Motion to Direct the Commission on Elections to Immediately Proclaim Petitioner Roberto ‘Pinpin’ T. Uy, Jr. as Winner in the 2022 Election for the position of Zamboanga Del Norte’s First District Representative.” In a decision on August 8, the SC ordered the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to proclaim Uy as the district’s representative, after it voided Jalosjos’ proclamation. The said decision stemmed from the results of the 2022 national and local elections when Uy initially won with 69,591 votes over Jaloslos who got 69,109. However, another candidate, Frederico Jalosjos, was declared a nuisance, and his votes were directed to Romeo Jalosjos Jr. Uy then filed a petition, and the court ruled in his favor. Based on the Comment and Opposition filed by Jalosjos, he is challenging this decision. According to the document, “The proclamation of Roberto T. Uy, Jr. is premature because the Private Respondent [Romeo Jalosjos Jr.] still has the right to file a Motion for Reconsideration.” The Comment and Opposition argue that proclaiming Uy will result in an absurd situation as the case remains pending before the SC. It asserted that this would be a violation of Jalosjos’ right to file the Motion. The document also claims the SC has no jurisdiction over the case as Jalosjos has already been proclaimed, taken an oath, and assumed office, and that the jurisdiction shall solely belong to the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET). “With all due respect, it must be emphasized that the consolidated petitions should have been dismissed by the Supreme Court in the first place for lack of jurisdiction,” the Comment and Opposition says. However, the SC ruled in August that HRET has no jurisdiction in the case. According to a press release from the court, the HRET will only have jurisdiction if there is a valid proclamation, proper oath, and assumption of office. The release said Jalosjos did not take an oath of office before the Speaker of the House in open session. It bars him from performing his functions, and so the requisites to vest HRET a jurisdiction were not met. Jalosjos refuted this in his Read more at: inquirer

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