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Punto de Vista | Posibleng pagtakbong muli ni dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo

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00:00The first thing that came out of the news was the possible re-election of Dismissed Mambantarlak Mayor Alice Buo.
00:06But can she still be a candidate again?
00:09This is what Professor Antonio Contreras will discuss in Punto de Vista, Professor.
00:20Thank you very much.
00:24I will answer your question right away.
00:27Can she be a candidate?
00:29Well, the question is if she can file her Certificate of Candidacy.
00:34According to my research, she can.
00:37That's why a lot of people are asking, why is that?
00:40On the left and right, there are cases that were filed against her or were planned to be filed against her.
00:46The information that came out of the various hearings of the Congress,
00:50whether it's the Senate or the lower households,
00:53it was proven that she was involved in illegal activities in her town,
01:03and that she is not a Filipino.
01:06That she is not a Filipino citizen.
01:09So the answer to that is this.
01:11Our system is presumption of innocence.
01:15As long as a person has not yet been convicted,
01:18the presumption in the law is that he is innocent and not guilty.
01:23This also proves that the information we obtained from the Senate hearings is not final.
01:32It is not valid if we look at the issue of the legal process of disqualification.
01:38Because the purpose of the hearings in the aid of legislation,
01:42because we saw the evidence that Alice Goh is not a Filipino,
01:47she has a passport from China,
01:51those are in aid of legislation.
01:54That's what we're saying over and over again.
01:57Her purpose is not to determine if she is really guilty.
02:02But even so, there is still a remedy.
02:06Because even if Alice Goh files her COC,
02:10her suspension or dismissal,
02:13she was dismissed by the ombudsman,
02:15that can still be appealed.
02:17The cases that are planned to be filed against her,
02:19some are not yet filed,
02:21and those that will be filed against her will still be heard.
02:24And we now have citizens who were collected by the Senate that she is not a Filipino citizen.
02:30Even if she files her COC,
02:33Komelek can initiate a motu proprio.
02:36It does not mean that Komelek will file her own motu proprio
02:40when no one is complaining.
02:42Or any interested party can also file their own motu proprio.
02:46Evidence can be used against her,
02:49especially if she is not a Filipino citizen.
02:53Because they can cancel her COC
02:55because we have what we call misrepresentation.
03:00There is a case where if you misrepresent your identity
03:05and you file your COC that you are a Filipino,
03:08and it is proven that you are not a Filipino,
03:10Komelek can cancel that COC.
03:14And only Komelek can make that decision.
03:18And it is not final.
03:20Because Alice Goh can be dismissed from the Supreme Court.
03:26And the Supreme Court has a final say on that.
03:29So the process is still long.
03:32But even if it's long, we still have a remedy.
03:36And let's let the law, let the courts decide
03:40on the validity of Alice Goh's candidacy.
03:45But I repeat, she can file her COC.
03:50Our Solicitor General, Solicitor General Minarto Guevara, said she can.
03:56Because her dismissal is not yet final
04:01according to Ombudsman.
04:04And the cases filed against her are not yet final.
04:08And the findings from her that she is not a Filipino,
04:12she can use that.
04:14But only Komelek and the Supreme Court can decide on that.
04:18If Alice Goh loses to Komelek
04:22and says that she is not a Filipino,
04:24she can still appeal to the Supreme Court.
04:27That's democracy.
04:28It's easy to forget, but there's a process.
04:31Let's just wait for that.
04:33Just a little patience.
04:35And let's let the law, let the courts decide on this matter.
04:41That's all for this morning.
04:43Go back to the studio.
04:45Good morning. Thank you.
04:47Thank you very much, Professor Antonio Contreras.

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