The Supreme Court dismisses a petition filed by high school teacher John Barry Tayan (also reported as John Barry T. Tayam) seeking a ruling that the June 3 Senate session is valid despite the attendance of only 12 senators. In a statement, the SC says the petition is dismissed for lack of legal standing. The teacher asked the Court to recognize the 12-member attendance as a “legal majority” and to affirm that the Senate session proceeded with a valid quorum. His petition also responds to claims raised by Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano and Loren Legarda that the June 3 session was invalid because the required number of senators—13—was not present. The sources report that during the June 3 session, new leadership was installed and a quorum was declared with 12 senators in attendance. The Supreme Court does not rule on the merits of the quorum issue in the reported decision, instead ending the case on procedural grounds, stating that the petitioner does not have the standing to seek the relief he requested.
Supreme Court dismisses teacher’s petition challenging June 3 Senate session quorum
The Supreme Court dismisses a petition filed by high school teacher John Barry Tayan (also reported as John Barry T. Tayam) seeking a ruling that the June 3 Senate session is valid despite the attenda...
- The Supreme Court dismisses the petition filed by teacher John Barry Tayan/Tayam regarding the June 3 Senate session.
- The SC dismisses the petition for lack of legal standing.
- The petition challenges whether the June 3 session was valid given that only 12 senators attended and a quorum was declared.
- The petition disputes claims that the session was invalid for lack of the required 13 senators, as raised by Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano, and Loren Legarda.
- The reported June 3 session includes the installation of new Senate leadership.
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a petition filed by a teacher to declare as “valid quorum” the presence of 12 senators during the Senate session on June 3. During Wednesday’s session, the high court ruled that John Barry T. Tayam, a Las Piñas high school teacher, “lack of legal standing” to oppose the claim of Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano and Loren Legarda that the June 3 session is invalid due to the lack of the required 13 senators. READ: Senate records show 12-member quorum precedentIn his petition, Tayam also asked the SC to affirm the […]...Keep on reading: SC junks bid of John Barry Tayam to declare June 3 Senate session valid
7 hours agoMANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by a high school teacher seeking to validate the June 3 Senate session, where new leadership was installed, and a quorum was declared with only 12 senators present. “The SC dismissed the petition filed by John Barry Tayan for lack of legal standing,” the SC, through the Office of the Spokesperson, said in a statement Wednesday. READ: High school teacher asks SC to affirm quorum in Gatchalian-led session In his 20-page petition, Tayan argued that the 12-member attendance constituted a legal majority. He cited the Supreme Court’s landmark 1949 […]...Keep on reading: SC junks teacher’s petition on Senate session for lack of legal standing
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