Posted March 14, 2007 14:47:00(Mla Time)
Erwin Oliva

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ordered the two bickering factions of the Liberal Party to submit evidence on why their respective groups should be recognized as legitimate.

The two-page order, signed by Chairman Benjamin Abalos on March 14, required “parties to submit” evidence to prove whether the amendments to the LP (Salonga) Constitution — the center of the dispute — had been ratified or not.

Senator Franklin Drilon heads one faction of the LP while Manila Mayor Lito Atienza leads the other.

Drilon claims that the Salonga Constitution had been ratified while Atienza says otherwise. (More on Inquirer)

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