Press Release
February 11, 2010

STATEMENT OF LP PRESIDENT MAR ROXAS ON THE DISQUALIFICATION OF PALAWAN GUBERNATORIAL BET BAHAM MITRA BY THE COMELEC

"We in the Liberal Party strongly disagree with the decision of the First Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disqualify Palawan Rep. Abraham Kahlil 'Baham' Mitra from the Palawan gubernatorial derby on grounds of residency. We support him in contesting the decision, whether in the Comelec En Banc or in the Supreme Court.

"The decision smacks of irregularities. We have received reliable information that many of the affidavits that were used to dispute Rep. Mitra's residency in the town of Aborlan, Palawan were acquired under duress. A draft decision junking Rep. Mitra's gubernatorial candidacy circulated in Palawan even before it was promulgated by the Comelec decision.

"The core of the issue is not simply about the technicalities of Rep. Mitra's residency. It is about giving the people of Palawan enough choices - especially one that is between cash and character."

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