Comelec affirms Abante's win in Manila 6th District, junks Joey Uy's MR
The Commission on Elections En Banc on Monday affirmed the resolution declaring Bienvenido 'Benny' Abante as the duly elected representative of the 6th District of Manila in the May 2025 midterm polls.
In a 12-page decision dated June 30, the Comelec En Banc junked the motion for reconsideration filed by initial poll winner Luis "Joey" Chua Uy against the June 18 resolution that voided his certificate of candidacy.
'The proclamation of Respondent LUIS 'JOEY' CHUA UY is hereby ANNULLED,' the Comelec En Banc said.
'Petitioner BIENVENIDO 'BENNY' MIRANDO ABANTE, JR., the only qualified candidate who garnered the highest number of votes is hereby declared as the duly elected Member of the House of Representatives for the Sixth (6th) District of the City of Manila,' it added.
Abante earlier filed a petition against Chua's win over questions about the latter's Filipino citizenship.
Following the June 18 decision, Uy filed a motion to reverse the ruling of the Comelec Second Division.
In its decision, the Comelec Second Division pointed out that Uy is not a natural-born Filipino citizen but a naturalized Filipino citizen.
'Hence, he is not qualified to run for or hold the position of Member of the House of Representatives. His proclamation as the winning candidate for district representative of the 6th District of the City of Manila was, thus, made in violation of the Constitution,' the Comelec En Banc said, citing the earlier decision. —AOL, GMA Integrated News
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