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Date Posted: Thu, Apr 25 2013
Author: Johnny Cross (Vote Wisely. Your future depends on it.)
Subject: This case is quite interesting. Among the issues presented are: Whether felony convictions from foreign jurisdictions bars anyone to run for Congress within 5 years of his/her felony conviction. Whether only convictions handed down by Philippine Courts are what is being referred to in the Omnibus Election Code. Whether felony drug convictions can be considered crime of moral turpitude.What was the intent of Congress when it wrote in the law "convictions"?
In reply to: Mama Ma. Yan 's message, "From The Daily Tribune-Complaint lodged vs ex-Rep. Ronald Singson by Alvin Malacas Thursday, 25 April 2013! Controversial former Ilocos Sur Rep. Ronald Singson is the object of a complaint for disqualification because of his conviction for illegal drugs in Hongkong. In a 12-page petition, Baterina through his lawyer, Leonardo Nick Gumabon cited Section 12 of the Omnibus Election Code said “Singson is disqualified to run as member of the House of the Representatives within five years from the service of sentence on or about January 2012.” The lawyer likewisestating that a person convicted by final judgment of crime involving moral turpitude is disqualified from running and actually holding for public office. Gumabon explained that an offense involving moral turpitude is defined as everything which is done contrary to justice, modesty, or good morals; an act of baseness, vileness or depravity in the private and social duties which a man owes his fellowmen, or to society in general." on Wed, Apr 24 2013

So if what has been cited is the law, then Mr. Singson is barred and cannot run for Congress until 2017. He cannot be pardon by Pres. Aquino because his conviction was in another country. Would it matter that his drug felony conviction is from another country? This bear watching as it presents some interesting legal and political issues, like; is the cited Omnibus Election Code refers only to Philippine convictions or to all convictions rendered from anywhere or everywhere. Some people will argue that because it refers to Philippine elections, then it should just be Philippine convictions. Others would argue, that all felony convictions regardless where it was handed down are within the ambit of that Election Code, for if it was the intent of Congress to exclude foreign convictions, it would have made it clearly as an exception when they were enacting the law. On the issue of moral turpitude, is drug felony conviction be truly considered as such? Again we have the issue of Philippine and foreign jurisdiction convictions coming into play. In addition, a druggie, much more of a convicted felon/druggie, are considered scourge of society with debased or lacking moral uprighteousness and "menace" to society. But is being such falls under the prohibition to run for Congess within 5 years of conviction under "moral turpitude"? Interesting. Abangan and susunod na kabanata

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