Sa joint statement nina Representatives Emmi de Jesus at Arlene Brosas sinabi nila na isa itong tagumpay hindi lamang ni Mercado kundi ng laban ng mga kababaihan.
Kinatigan ng Supreme Court Third Division ang Permanent Protection Order pabor kay Mercado na kinukuwestyon ng kanyang asawa na si Kristofer Jay Go.
Ang PPO ay ipinalabas ng Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 86 at kinatigan ng Court of Appeal.
“This marks a significant victory not only for Sugar but for the #LabananAngAbuso campaign and for other victims of violence against women and their children. This is a message of hope to women facing various forms of violence from their partners – that we can successfully secure legal remedies by partaking in the broad fight to end all forms of violence against women,” saad ng pahayag ng dalawa.
Umaasa ang Gabriela na papayagan din ng SC ang petisyon ng Mercado at idedeklara na isang Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation ang kasong isinampa ng kanyang mister.
“A positive resolution of Sugar’s petition will inure not only to her benefit but for the benefit of battered women all over the country who are similarly situated. We also hope that this development will be an added push in the conduct of anti-VAWC law reviews in various levels with different partners.”