The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a status quo ante order in relation to the petition for certiorari filed by Tarlac City Mayor Susan Yap-Sulit.
Earlier, the Department of the Interior and Local Government ordered the implementation of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) resolution annulling Yap’s proclamation as mayor.
The High Tribunal said the order aims to maintain the situation between the parties before the Comelec en banc issued its ruling, while Yap’s petition remains pending.
Yap-Sulit filed the petition challenging the Comelec decision disqualifying her on grounds of alleged lack of residency in Tarlac City for at least one year prior to the elections.
The Comelec Second Division earlier dismissed the disqualification case, allowing her to run and be proclaimed, but the en banc later reversed the ruling and disqualified her.
