THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will put to test the Supreme Court's landmark decision on the so-called "Peñera Doctrine" by voiding the prohibition on premature campaigning in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).
The said doctrine refers to the Peñera vs Comelec case. In 2010, the high court reversed its decision which disqualified Sta. Monica, Surigao del Norte Mayor Rosalinda Peñera as a candidate in the 2007 local elections for violation of Section 80 of the Omnibus Election Code that prohibits premature campaigning.
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