MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Nancy Binay on Monday insisted that she will not inhibit in the disqualification case filed against Sen. Grace Poe as the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) starts its oral arguments on the case.
According to a report from the STAR, Binay also vowed to be fair in handling Poe's case.
The nine-member SET, headed by Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, is set to resolve whether Poe is a natural-born Filipino citizen or not.
The SET has earlier dropped the residency issue against Poe, citing that it was a "non-issue."
Defeated senatorial candidate Rizalito David filed the disqualification case against Poe. He vowed to bring the case before the Supreme Court (SC) if he loses in the SET.
The SET is composed of its chair, Justice Antonio Carpio, Supreme Court Associate Justices Teresita Leonardo-De Castro and Arturo Brion, Sens. Loren Legarda, Vicente "Tito" Sotto III, Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV, Pia Cayetano, Cynthia Villar and Nancy Binay.
Poe will run against Binay's father, Vice President Jejomar Binay, and Interior Secretary Mar Roxas for the presidency in the 2016 elections.
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