Erap to Lim: “Enjoy your retirement”

“Enjoy your retirement”, this was the message of Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada to former Mayor Alfredo Lim.

After the Supreme Court (SC) last Tuesday, March 10, junked former Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim’s motion for reconsideration to disqualify Estrada. The Supreme Court had stated that "The court denied the motion for reconsideration filed by intervenor, former Mayor Alfredo Lim, on the ground that no substantial argument was raised to merit a reconsideration."

Lim, Estrada’s rival for the mayoralty post in 2013, had asked the High Court to reverse its ruling allowing Estrada to stay as Manila Mayor. Estrada said the same issue has been raised several times in different forums and there is no question, therefore, that Estrada is qualified as mayor.