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FILE PHOTO: Commission on Elections Chairperson George Garcia. INQUIRER / NINO JESUS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will resolve the cases involving motions for consideration filed by nuisance bets by next week, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday. According to Garcia, they will follow their commitment to resolve cases […]
Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia —Inquirer/Niño Jesus Orbeta MANILA, Philippines — The First and Second Divisions of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have disqualified 117 senatorial aspirants for being nuisance candidates based on the recommendation of the poll body’s law department. “They were declared as nuisance [candidates] or [those without a] serious intent to run […]
Nueva Ecija Vice Governor Anthony Umali. Photo from Vice Governor Emmanuel Antonio “Doc Anthony” Matias Umali / Facebook MANILA, Philippines — Nueva Ecija Vice Governor Anthony Umali hit back at reelectionist Cabanatuan City Mayor Myca Vergara, saying his petition to declare her a nuisance candidate was based on the Omnibus Election Code. The Nueva Ecija […]
Commission on Elections staff scrutinize certificates of candidacy, certificates of nomination and acceptance, and other election documents from the regions at the head office in Intramuros, Manila on Thursday (Oct. 10, 2024). The deadline for the filing of Petitions Against Nuisance Candidates is extended from Monday (Oct. 14) to Wednesday (Oct. 16) in view of […]