Fresh complaint filed to oust Mikey Arroyo 07/29/2010

Fresh complaint filed to oust Mikey Arroyo


07/29/2010

Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP) party-list Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo is facing a fresh disqualification case before the House of Repre-sentatives Electoral Tribunal in connection with his alleged ineligibility to represent the marginalized sector of security guards and tricycle drivers in the 15th Congress.

The complainant, losing Liberal Party (LP) senatorial bet Riza Hontiveros, yesterday said Arroyo violated Section 6 of the Commis-sion on Elections (Comelec) Resolution 8807, which requires party-list candidates to file appropriate documents to prove that the nominee really represents a marginalized group.

“Mikey did not submit these documents to prove that he really belongs to the private sector. This bolsters doubt about his eligibility to sit as a member of the 15th Congress when all other party-list representatives complied with the requirement,” she noted.

“It seems that Mr. Arroyo wants to propagate himself in power. He attacked the party-list system not to represent security guards but to secure his mother (former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo),” she added.

In a 10-page complaint, Hontiveros noted that even the Comelec’s law department director, lawyer Rafael Rafanan, told Akbayan in a letter, acknowledging that Arroyo failed to produce any legal documents that could prove his affiliation with AGP..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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