R E S O L U T I O N
CORONA, C.J.:
I.
THE FACTS
Private respondent Joseph “Erap” Ejercito Estrada was elected President
of the Republic of the Philippines in the general elections held on May 11,
1998. He was however ousted [“resigned” according to the decision of the
Supreme Court in Estrada vs. Arroyo, G.R. No. 146738, March 2, 2001] from office and was not able to finish his term. He sought the presidency again in the
general elections held on May 10, 2010. Petitioner Atty. Evillo C. Pormento
opposed Erap’s candidacy and filed a petition for the latter’s disqualification,
which was however denied by the COMELEC 2nd Division. His motion for
reconsideration was subsequently denied by the COMELEC en banc.
