By Hannah L. Torregoza, Mario B. Casayuran, and Aaron B. Recuenco Independent presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares yesterday boldly pointed to her two opponents in the May 2016 elections as the “masterminds” in the series of disqualification cases filed against her. GRACE UNDER PRESSURE – Embattled presidential candidate Sen. Grace Poe appears undaunted by a recent decision by the second division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disqualify her from the May, 2016, presidential race as she proceeds to a press conference at the Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City yesterday. (Ali Vicoy) Poe, however, did not name the two presidential bets but described them as having strong connections to legal luminaries and law firms. The senator made the pronouncements a day after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division ruled to disqualify her on the grounds of ‘material misrepresentation’ for her failure to comply with the 10-year residency requirement [...]
