Jalosjos status in House questioned - The Manila Times

SURIGAO del Norte Second District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers wants to beryllium clarified astir the presumption of Romeo Jalosjos Jr., who ran successful the 2022 elections for a spot successful the House of Representatives.

In the contention for congressman successful Zamboanga del Norte's archetypal district, Roberto "Pinpin" Uy Jr. garnered 69,591 votes. Jalosjos came successful 2nd with 69,109 votes, followed by a campaigner who got 5,424 votes and who, connected June 7, was declared a nuisance candidate.

On June 23, Jalosjos was proclaimed the winner.

Under the Constitution, the word of House members starts astatine noon of June 30 "next pursuing their election."

In July, the Supreme Court, "without giving owed people to the petitions," issued a presumption quo ante bid directing the parties to observe the presumption quo earlier the Commission connected Elections' (Comelec) May 12 bid and June 7 resolution.

In November, the House designated a caretaker-lawmaker for Zamboanga del Norte's archetypal district.

In a parliamentary enquiry during the House's plenary league past December 15, Barbers asked, connected behalf of the Nacionalista Party, that helium "be enlightened astir the status" of Jalosjos.

Barbers said it is "not an affront to the leadership, but it is conscionable a question connected behalf of the Nacionalista Party that we would similar to beryllium clarified on. One of our colleagues, Congressman Romeo Jalosjos, has been proclaimed winner, has assumed bureau [on] June 30. Unfortunately, a Supreme Court presumption quo ante bid was [issued] aft June 30."

Barbers said the House rules supply that if a campaigner has been proclaimed victor by the Comelec and the proclamation's validity is questioned successful a judicial oregon administrative body, the campaigner who was proclaimed victor and assumed bureau connected June 30 pursuing the predetermination shall stay a House subordinate absent last and executory judgement connected oregon solution of the question implicit the proclamation of the subordinate by the due judicial oregon administrative bodies.

House Deputy Majority Leader Janette Garin moved that the House caput wide notation the substance to the chamber's ineligible affairs bureau "for further survey and assessment."