SC: Looking drunk not enough for poll liquor ban conviction

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed that appearing to be intoxicated, among other circumstantial evidence, is not enough to convict someone for violating the election liquor ban. In a 14-page decision promulgated on July 7, 2026, and made public on Tuesday, the SC’s Third Division acquitted petitioner Mcgill Esquillo Omandam, who had