Groups urge SC to nullify Taguig's order to increase councilor seats

MANILA, Philippines — Several non-government organizations joined retired Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Dante Tinga in urging the SC to nullify the September 2024 ordinance passed by the Taguig City Council that increases the number of councilor seats in the city from eight to 12 per councilor district. In a Motion to Allow Joinder of New Party-Petitioners, the NGO leaders also called on the SC to immediately resolve Tinga’s petition filed in October 2024. READ: Tiñga questions increase in Taguig council seats at SC “The prospective petitioners have decided to join the petition particularly on account of their conviction that the […]...Keep on reading: Groups urge SC to nullify Taguig's order to increase councilor seats

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