Grace Poe 2016 presidential campaign
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The 2016 presidential campaign of Grace Poe was announced at the Bahay ng Alumni at her alma mater, the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, on September 16, 2015. Grace Poe is a Senator of the Philippines since June 30, 2013, the former MTRCB Chairperson and adopted daughter of popular Filipino actor and 2004 presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr.
Candidate | Grace Poe Senator of the Philippines (June 30, 2013 – present) Chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (October 10, 2010 – October 2, 2012) Francis Escudero Senator of the Philippines (June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2019) Sorsogon's First District Congressman (June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007) |
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Affiliation | |
Status | Announced: September 16, 2015 Official launch: September 16, 2015 Lost election: May 9, 2016 |
Headquarters | George Erwin Garcia Law Office, G/F Laiko Building, Cabildo Street, Intramuros, Manila |
Key people | |
Slogan | 'Gobyernong May Puso (lit. Government with a Heart) |
On December 23, 2015, the COMELEC en banc formally disqualified Poe from running as president in the 2016 elections for failing to meet the 10-year residency requirement.[3][4]
On December 28, 2015, the Supreme Court issued two temporary restraining orders against the decision of the COMELEC en banc.[5]
On March 8, 2016, voting 9–6, the Supreme Court voted to affirm Poe' natural-born status and 10-year residency.[6][7] On April 9, 2016, the Supreme Court declared their ruling as final and executory.[8]