CA denies POC request for polls TRO
The Court of Appeals denied on Tuesday the request of the Philippine Olympic Committee to stop the court-ordered elections on Feb. 23.
In a four-page decision penned by Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh, the CA 11th division found no grounds for the issuance of a temporary restraining order after the Pasig City Regional Trial Court earlier ordered the POC to hold a new election for president and chair.
Article continues after this advertisementThe RTC declared null and void the POC polls on Nov. 25, 2016 when POC head Jose Cojuangco Jr. ran unopposed to earn a fourth straight term.
Boxing chief Ricky Vargas will challenge Cojuangco.
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