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Court: Overseas Pinoys can resume election campaigning
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Posted on Apr 22 2016
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Supreme Court en banc has declared that Filipinos overseas can resume campaigning abroad for their candidates, except in the vicinity of Philippine Embassies and Consulates where actual voting takes place.
Loida Nicolas Lewis together with the Ateneo Human Rights Center filed on Monday, April 18, 2016, a suit against the unconstitutional prohibition on political campaigning abroad during the election period being enforced by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) under the Overseas Absentee Voting Act.
Upon learning of the TRO, Lewis issued a statement saying, “Thanks be to God and to the Justices of the Supreme Court! Filipinos abroad can now campaign without fear. Bravo to Ateneo Human Rights Center lead by Atty. Ray Paolo Santiago! They burned the midnight oil to finish the legal papers over the weekend. A big win for Filipinos Overseas!” Lewis heads both the US Pinoys for Good Governance (USPGG) and the Global Filipino Diaspora Council (GDDP).
Nicolas Lewis has been personally campaigning for good governance and the Roxas-Robredo tandem and presented in over 25 cities in the US, Europe and Asia.
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