POC President Peping Cojuangco. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
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.
The 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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