Elections 2016: SC Grants Grace Poe’s Petition, 9-6

The Supreme Court, with a 9-6 vote, ruled in favor of Grace Poe.

Here’s the announcement from SC PIO’s official Twitter account:

This means that Poe is a natural-born citizen and has met the 10-year residency requirement.

The 9 who voted to grant the petitions are:

1. The Chief Justice Sereno
2. Velasco
3. Peralta
4. Bersamin
5. Perez
6. Mendoza
7. Leonen
8. Jardeleza and
9. Caguioa

The 6 who voted to deny the petitions are

1. Carpio
2. Leonardo-De Castro
3. Brion
4. Del Castillo
5. Reyes, and
6. Perlas-Bernabe